machinery

Machinery is defined as a mechanical device or the parts that keep something working.

(noun)

  1. An example of machinery is a car's engine.
  2. An example of machinery are the people who work for a political party; the machinery of the Republican Party.

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See machinery in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. machineries

  1. machines collectively
  2. the working parts of a machine
  3. any combination of things or persons by which something is kept in action or a desired result is obtained: the machinery of government
  4. apparatus used to produce stage effects
  5. literary devices involving the introduction of supernatural beings or forces, as in epic poetry

See machinery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ma·chin·er·ies
  1. Machines or machine parts considered as a group.
  2. The working parts of a particular machine.
  3. A system of related elements that operate in a definable manner: diplomatic and political machinery.
  4. a. A device or means of achieving or effecting a result.
    b. A literary device for bringing about an effect, such as a happy ending.

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