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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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Any malfeasance should be punished, and the system should always strive to improve.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

"He does not appear to have the ability to play the role of balancer-in-chief and final arbiter of the system to the extent that his father did."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Though the new rules will likely create more friction for financial institutions in the region, they aren’t aimed at causing significant disruption to the system, Jefferies analyst Philip Kett wrote in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But the document shows how despite raising the concerns, executives argued shutting the system down would simply lead to "a significant number of new illegal connections" being installed elsewhere.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I should have been cursing the system, but my mom and dad were much more tangible scapegoats.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

the system

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