value system
noun
a set of principles held by an individual or by a group of people concerning what is important and what is right or wrong.
value systems
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pluralof value system.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Throughout, “Pirates Wanted” explores how to navigate complicated family drama and romantic relationships when value systems — you know, looting and pillaging versus not — don’t align.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
Together, we set what the rules were for the show and that was a really cool thing to understand what our value systems were and pairing those together.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Paparo said, adding he sees the new information battlefield and the struggle between competing value systems as increasingly important.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
Our value systems are different, and that's OK.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2022
And to begin the work of restructuring American schools—barely changed in generations despite the ongoing Information Revolution—and their frequently warped structures, procedures, and value systems.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
