Noun

(en noun)

Mode of rule or management.

A form of government, or the government in power (as in a socialist regime).

A period of rule.

A regulated system; a regimen.

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(hydrology) A set of characteristics.

Noun

(en noun)

Within a machine or machinery; any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.

Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.

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A group of objects or parts that interact together. (as in Political machine )

A mental, physical or chemical process.

(philosophy) A theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.