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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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Experts across government and industry have already voiced concern that Starship won't be ready on NASA's timeline, and some even question whether the system would ever be feasible.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

With fewer resources to manage public health effectively, people increasingly assume the system is out to harm them, not help them.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Mansfield said the problem was with "the system we have in place" following a disaster.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I think many are less patriotic because they no longer believe the system is built for them—or even needs them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

This may seem counterintuitive at first, but if you pause to consider how the system actually operates this fact becomes obvious.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

the system

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