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the system

NOUN
bureaucracy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administration authority civil service management ministry red tape
STRONG
directorate government officialdom officials
WEAK
beadledom city hall powers that be regulatory commission the Establishment
NOUN
establishment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority bureaucracy
STRONG
diehards
WEAK
city hall established order old guard powers that be
Antonyms
WEAK
proletariat
NOUN
red tape
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bureaucracy
WEAK
authority bureaucratic paperwork city hall government management official forms official procedures officialdom officialism paper shuffling powers that be proper channels regulatory commission the Establishment

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Previously, the Liberal Democrats said they had spoken to a number of people affected in the Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf constituency, adding "the system has let them down".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

We must ensure the system makes good on the unanimous ruling in Kowalczyk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In simple terms, the system sends light back on itself, allowing it to build strength over time, much like light bouncing between two mirrors.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

"Expansion is gradual, with each new zone introduced only after detailed validation and once the system is proven reliable in real-world conditions," Pejkovic said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

In this way the Babylonian system was not so different from the system we use today.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife