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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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Swapping them produces a state that is physically indistinguishable from the original one, meaning the measurable properties of the system must remain unchanged.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Under Rosenior, they lost twice against Premier League opposition using the system and only narrowly overcame Wrexham in the FA Cup.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Fares could also increase over time because "a meaningful check on the system is now gone," Akubuiro said.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

There is simply “not enough elasticity” on the crude side of the system, so the adjustment is increasingly being “pushed down the barrel — out of crude and into refined products.”

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Too often the quality of court-appointed counsel is poor because the miserable working conditions and low pay discourage good attorneys from participating in the system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander