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Main Entry:	system
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	order, whole
Synonyms:	arrangement, classification, combination, complex, conformity, entity, frame of reference, ideology, integral, integrate, organization, philosophy, red tape*, regularity, rule, scheme, setup, structure, sum, theory, totality, coordination, fixed order, logical order, orderliness
Antonyms:	cog, part

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Main Entry:	system
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	method, plan
Synonyms:	arrangement, artifice, custom, fashion, manner, methodology, mode, modus operandi, operation, pattern, policy, practice, procedure, proceeding, process, regularity, routine, scheme, strategy, structure, tactics, technique, theory, usage, way, wise, course of action, definite plan, logical process, methodicalness, modus, orderliness, orderly process, systematic process, systematization
Antonyms:	disorder, disorganization

Main Entry:	bureaucracy
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	system which controls organization
Synonyms:	administration, authority, city hall, government, management, ministry, red tape, beadledom, civil service, directorate, officialdom, officials, powers that be, regulatory commission, the Establishment, the system

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Main Entry:	constituency
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	voting public
Synonyms:	body politic, city, county, district, electorate, faction, nation, people, precinct, state, system, ward, balloters, body of voters, citizenry, electors, voters, voting area

Main Entry:	family
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	kin, offspring; classification
Synonyms:	ancestry, birth, blood, brood, clan, class, descent, dynasty, extraction, folk, genealogy, genre, group, house, household, inheritance, issue, kind, kindred, kith and kin, line, lineage, network, pedigree, people, progeny, race, relationship, strain, subdivision, system, tribe, ancestors, children, descendants, forebears, generations, heirs and assigns, in-laws, ménage, parentage, progenitors, relations, relatives, siblings

Main Entry:	frame
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	skeleton, casing
Synonyms:	anatomy, architecture, body, build, cage, carcass, construction, enclosure, fabric, flounce, form, framework, fringe, groundwork, hem, mount, outline, physique, scheme, setting, shell, stage, structure, support, system, trim, trimming, truss, mounting, scaffold, scaffolding, valance

Main Entry:	hypothesis
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	theory
Synonyms:	antecedent, assignment, assumption, axiom, basis, belief, conclusion, condition, conjecture, data, deduction, demonstration, derivation, explanation, foundation, ground, guess, inference, interpretation, layout, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, premise, principle, proposal, proposition, rationale, reason, scheme, shot in the dark*, speculation, suggestion, supposition, surmise, system, term, theorem, thesis, apriority, attribution, lemma, presupposition, starting point, tentative law
Antonyms:	measurement, proof, reality, truth, calcualtion

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Main Entry:	ideology
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	beliefs
Synonyms:	articles of faith, credo, creed, culture, dogma, outlook, philosophy, system, theory, view, Weltanschauung, ideas, principles, tenets

Main Entry:	machinery
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	devices performing work
Synonyms:	agency, agent, apparatus, appliance, channel, contraption, contrivance, engine, equipment, gadget, gear, implement, instrument, materiel, means, mechanism, medium, method, motor, organ, outfit, paraphernalia, structure, system, tackle, tool, utensil, vehicle, works, accouterment, habiliments, shifts

Main Entry:	modus operandi
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	manner of operating
Synonyms:	approach, manner, means, method, modus vivendi, procedure, process, rule of thumb, system, technique, way, M.O., MO, manner of working, method of functioning, method of operating, method of operation, mode of operation, way of doing things, workings

Main Entry:	network
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	system of connections
Synonyms:	arrangement, artery, chain, circuitry, complex, convolution, crisscross, fabric, fiber, grid, grill, jungle, labyrinth, maze, mesh, net, netting, nexus, organization, patchwork*, plexus, structure, system, wattle, weave, web, wiring, checkerboard, grillwork, hookup, interconnections, reticulation, reticule, screening, tessellation, tracks

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Main Entry:	notation
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	written remarks
Synonyms:	chit, code, memorandum, note, noting, record, representation, script, system, characters, documentation, figures, jotting, memo, signs, symbols

Main Entry:	philosophy
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	principles, knowledge
Synonyms:	aesthetics, attitude, axiom, conception, doctrine, idea, ideology, logic, outlook, reason, reasoning, system, tenet, theory, thinking, thought, truth, values, view, viewpoint, wisdom, beliefs, convictions, metaphysics, ontology, rationalism

Main Entry:	process
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	method; series of actions to achieve result
Synonyms:	action, advance, case, course, development, evolution, fashion, formation, growth, manner, means, measure, mechanism, mode, modus operandi, movement, operation, outgrowth, performance, practice, procedure, proceeding, progress, progression, red tape*, routine, rule, stage, step, suit, system, technique, transaction, trial, way, wise, working, channels, course of action, unfolding
Notes:	a process is a set or series of actions directed to some end or a natural series of changes; a procedure is a series of actions conducted in a certain manner, an established way of doing something

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Main Entry:	red tape
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	bureaucratic rules
Synonyms:	City Hall, authority, bureaucracy, city hall*, government, management, bureaucratic paperwork, official forms, official procedures, officialdom, officialism, paper shuffling, powers that be, proper channels, regulatory commission, the Establishment, the system

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Main Entry:	regime
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	leadership of organization
Synonyms:	administration, dynasty, establishment, government, management, pecking order*, reign, rule, system, tenure, incumbency

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Main Entry:	resource
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial
Synonyms:	ability, appliance, artifice, assets, capability, capital, cleverness, contraption, contrivance, course, creation, device, expedient, fortune, hoard, ingenuity, initiative, makeshift, means, measure, method, mode, nest egg*, property, recourse, refuge, relief, reserve, riches, shift, source, step, stock, stockpile, store, stratagem, substance, substitute, support, surrogate, system, talent, way, wealth, worth, inventiveness, quick-wittedness, resourcefulness
Antonyms:	product

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Main Entry:	routine
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	habitual activity
Synonyms:	act, bit, custom, cycle, daily grind, drill, formula, grind, groove, habit, line, method, order, pace, pattern, piece, practice, procedure, program, rat race, rote, round, rut, spiel, system, tack, technique, usage, way, wont, beaten path, channels, schtick, treadmill
Antonyms:	break, excitement, unusual

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Main Entry:	science
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	methodical study of part of material world
Synonyms:	art, branch, discipline, education, erudition, information, learning, lore, scholarship, skill, system, technique, wisdom, body of knowledge
Antonyms:	art

Main Entry:	strategy
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	plan of action
Synonyms:	action, angle, approach, artifice, blueprint, craft, cunning, design, game, game plan, gimmick, layout, method, plan, planning, policy, procedure, program, project, proposition, racket*, scenario, scene, scheme, setup, slant, story, subtlety, system, tactics, brainchild, grand design, maneuvering