political system

American  

noun

political systems plural

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• political systems
  plural

Etymology

Origin of political system

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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political system

Heated debates over slavery, the constitution and the economic and political system created clear fractures among the population.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The question is whether the America of today has a culture, a media or a political system capable of producing another such commission.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

But the fracturing of the British political system also has to do with new fault lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

“We’ve come to terms with fact that there isn’t going to be giant, comprehensive reform of the way the Chinese political system works, including economic elements,” Greer said.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

His central theme was that no new African nation, trying to decolonize itself, needed any political system that would permit division and bickering.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey