system of rules
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is a type of: method - a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)subtypes:
- accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about finances
- discipline - a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- frame, frame of reference - a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
- gambling system - a system of rules for placing bets that is believed to lead to winning
- government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
- honor system - a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others
- logic, logical system, system of logic - a system of reasoning
- merit system - the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability
- point system - a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules
- spoils system - the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
- organon - a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge
- program, programme - a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
- theosophy - a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
- 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
- logic - the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
- theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
- ethic, ethical code - a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
same as: system
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