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

He said Havana was willing to talk with the United States but discussing changes to its political system was off the table.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

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 • Feb. 13, 2026

For much of his adult life, he supported reform within Iran's political system and voted mostly for moderate US presidential candidates.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

We should be doing all we can to get people to vote and invest in our beleaguered political system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 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