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accounting
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
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discipline
a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
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frame, frame of reference
a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
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gambling system
a system of rules for placing bets that is believed to lead to winning
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government
(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
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honor system
a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others
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logic, logical system, system of logic
a system of reasoning
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merit system
the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability
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point system
a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules
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spoils system
the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
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organon
a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge
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program, programme
a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
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theosophy
a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
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anthroposophy
a system of beliefs and practices based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner; it claims to integrate the practical and psychological in child-centered education
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logic
the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
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theological system, theology
a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
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ethic, ethical code
a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
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vocabulary
the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)
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Aristotelian logic
the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages
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defence policy, defence program, defense policy, defense program
a program for defending a country against its enemies
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educational program
a program for providing education
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rehabilitation program
a program for restoring someone to good health
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space program
a technological program intended to explore outer space
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Superfund, Superfund program
the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide; administered by the Environmental Protection Agency
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tax policy, tax program
a program for setting taxes
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works program
a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds
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Cabala, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabbala, Kabbalah, Qabbala, Qabbalah
an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
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formal logic, mathematical logic, symbolic logic
any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity
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Christian theology
the teachings of Christian churches
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liberation theology
a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation
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natural theology
a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation
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double standard
an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another
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balance of international payments, balance of payments
a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year
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current account
that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments
