political system

noun

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of political system¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

"At this point in time, it is up for the French political system to discuss the options to bring that forward," he added.

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Whatever happens on October 29, it will take months of haggling before a coalition government is formed in the country's highly fragmented political system.

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“While Australia and China have different values and political systems, a stable and constructive relationship is in the interest of both nations,” the new defense strategy said.

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Lecornu’s benighted tenure—the shortest in the history of France’s modern Fifth Republic—is a measure of how a political system that was once a cornerstone of stability in Europe has fallen into disarray.

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According to Sharp, “The rulers of governments and political systems are not omnipotent, nor do they possess self-generating power.”

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