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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

Example Sentences

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This was a shock to the system, but not exactly a huge surprise.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Either the system remains unchanged, which is the behavior of bosons, or the system flips sign, which is what happens with fermions.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

"It was just hard to get through the system."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Lawyers who navigate the system for divorces, custody disputes and family court battles say it will be complicated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

The entire network kept in touch by radio, using not one code, but twelve—each for a different part of the system.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield