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apparatus
noun [C usually singular] (ORGANIZATION) /ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/
/-ˈræt̬.əs/ (plural apparatuses)Definition
› an organization or system, especially a political one: The whole apparatus of communism was already falling apart.Systems of government
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