machinery
mac·hi·nery
noun
1.
machines or machine systems collectively
2.
a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
- “the complex machinery of negotiation”
- “the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order”
Origin
From machine + -ery. Compare French machinerie.
Phrases
- heavy machinery
- political machinery
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