system of rules

Other forms: systems of rules

Definitions of system of rules

1. noun

   a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
   synonyms: system

   types:

   accounting

   a system that provides quantitative information about finances

   discipline

   a system of rules of conduct or method of practice

   frame, frame of reference

   a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

   gambling system

   a system of rules for placing bets that is believed to lead to winning

   government

   (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed

   honor system

   a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others

   logic, logical system, system of logic

   a system of reasoning

   merit system

   the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability

   point system

   a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules

   spoils system

   the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power

   organon

   a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge

   program, programme

   a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need

   theosophy

   a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul

   anthroposophy

   a system of beliefs and practices based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner; it claims to integrate the practical and psychological in child-centered education

   logic

   the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations

   theological system, theology

   a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings

   ethic, ethical code

   a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

   vocabulary

   the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)

   Aristotelian logic

   the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages

   defence policy, defence program, defense policy, defense program

   a program for defending a country against its enemies

   educational program

   a program for providing education

   rehabilitation program

   a program for restoring someone to good health

   space program

   a technological program intended to explore outer space

   Superfund, Superfund program

   the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide; administered by the Environmental Protection Agency

   tax policy, tax program

   a program for setting taxes

   works program

   a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds

   Cabala, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabbala, Kabbalah, Qabbala, Qabbalah

   an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries

   formal logic, mathematical logic, symbolic logic

   any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity

   Christian theology

   the teachings of Christian churches

   liberation theology

   a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation

   natural theology

   a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation

   double standard

   an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another

   balance of international payments, balance of payments

   a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year

   current account

   that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments

   entitlement

   a government program that provides benefits to an eligible group

   type of:

   method

   a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)