political system

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of political system

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

And while Beijing has vowed to “notably” increase household spending, the lack of a target makes this an “aspirational goal” rather than a key performance indicator for China’s political system, Hirson said.

From Barron's

Iran's political system has procedures for the succession of the supreme leader, and his "removal does not mean the end" for a system with many centres of power and redundancies in place, Razoux told AFP.

From Barron's

No political system is perfect, and Congress can run off the rails.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Kurds will not accept the dissolution of the YPJ," he added, as "in their political system, women have an elevated status".

From Barron's

The arrests come as the realization that Iranian security forces carried out one of the biggest waves of political killing in recent history creates fractures within the country’s political system.

From The Wall Street Journal