Term: machinery: a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: semifinalist: one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: despondency: feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: weimaraner: large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat; originated in Germany
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: tort: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: homework: preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: matter: written works (especially in books or magazines)
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: political action committee: committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: caprifig: wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: salient angle: an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees
Broader: system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | Unrelated: cat's-paw: a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked