system of rules

Noun
  1. A complex of methods or rules governing behavior (synset 105669841)
    "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"
    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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