star system

noun

1. the practice of casting and promoting star performers for their ability to draw at the box office.

star system

noun

1. astronomy a group of celestial bodies that are associated as a result of natural laws

2. the practice of casting one or two famous actors or actresses in a film, play, etc, so that their popularity ensures its success

3. a design for laying cables for cable television in which each house is fed by an individual cable from a local central distribution point

Word History and Origins

Origin of star system¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

If he is, Bellingham will return to duty having been made acutely aware by Tuchel that there is no star system, no special cases, no automatic route back into England's team.

Read more on BBC

He made it crystal clear that England's star system was over, that players in possession could cement their places by sheer weight of performances, the biggest names no longer guaranteed an automatic recall.

Read more on BBC

Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own.

Read more on BBC

The signs were found in the star system Alpha Centauri by the powerful James Webb Space Telescope.

Read more on BBC

Like the Third Reich had its propaganda machine, “Star Wars” has Imperial News, which operates a lot like Fox’s infotainment beast by shamelessly broadcasting its lies across the star system.

Read more on Salon

Related Words

• galaxy 
• solar system