political system

American

noun

a coordinated set of principles, laws, ideas, and procedures relating to a particular form of government, or the form of government itself.

Democracy is a political system in which citizens govern themselves.

Etymology

Origin of political system

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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Iran's political system has procedures for the succession of the supreme leader, and his "removal does not mean the end" for a system with many centres of power and redundancies in place, Razoux told AFP.

From Barron's

No political system is perfect, and Congress can run off the rails.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Kurds will not accept the dissolution of the YPJ," he added, as "in their political system, women have an elevated status".

From Barron's

The arrests come as the realization that Iranian security forces carried out one of the biggest waves of political killing in recent history creates fractures within the country’s political system.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brown renewed his calls for "comprehensive" reform of the British political system.

From BBC

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