System

Definitions of System
  1. noun
    the members of a social organization who are in power
    synonyms: Gesellschaft, Staatsform, politische Gruppe, politische Gruppierung, politisches System
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    Demokratie, Republik
    a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
    Hegemonie
    the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
    Oligarchie
    a political system governed by a few people
    Diktatur
    a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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    soziale Gruppe
    people sharing some social relation
  2. noun
    a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
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    Sprechapparat
    the system of joints in the body
    Verdauungssystem
    the system that makes food absorbable into the body
    Drüsensystem, endokrines System
    the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
    Muskulatur
    the muscular system of an organism
    Nervensystem
    the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
    Atemsystem, Atmungssystem
    the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing
    Trakt
    a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
    Gefäßsystem
    the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant
    Diaphragma, Zwerchfell
    (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
    Lymphsystem
    the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body
    Speiseröhre
    the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
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    Körperteil
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
  3. noun
    a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
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    Aktionsplan
    a plan for actively doing something
  4. noun
    a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
    synonyms: Regel, Regelwerk, Vorschrift, Übereinkunft
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    Methode, Vorgehen
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
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