Collocations for system - noun

current, existing
We're looking to replace the existing system.

modern, new
old-fashioned, outdated
traditional
standard
complex, complicated, elaborate, intricate, sophisticated
The new system is overly complex.

simple
comprehensive
coherent
integrated
an integrated transport system (BrE)
an integrated transportation system (AmE)

effective, efficient
viable, workable
inefficient, wasteful
flexible
rigid
stable
foolproof
imperfect, perfect
unique
centralized, decentralized
closed, open
a closed system with a rigidly defined set of choices

bureaucratic
hierarchical
authoritarian, oppressive, repressive
equitable, fair
corrupt, unjust
bankrupt
The governor referred to a prison system that was bankrupt of compassion.

public, state
schools within the state system (BrE)
schools within the public system (AmE)

local-government (esp. BrE), parliamentary, political
electoral, voting
banking, economic, financial, monetary
tax, taxation
educational, examination, school, university
court, criminal justice, judicial, justice, legal, penal, prison
benefit, benefits, health-insurance, pension, social-insurance, social-security, welfare
care, health, health-care
rail, railway (BrE), subway, transport (esp. BrE), transportation (esp. AmE)
communication
cable
detection, monitoring, warning
security, surveillance
backup, support
accounting, administrative
delivery
control
disciplinary
agricultural
commercial, market
cultural, social
scoring
The game has a complex scoring system.

grammatical, language
classification, filing
storage
belief, value
capitalist, caste, communist
multiparty, two-party
two-tier

build, create, design, develop, devise, establish, set up
have
adopt, apply, deploy, implement, introduce
We are implementing a new system of stock control.

advocate
join
be part of
They are all part of the corrupt system we need to change.

manage, operate, run
maintain
manipulate, play, use
He played the legal system to his own advantage.

organize
How is the system organized?

adapt, change, transform
tinker with
test
improve, modernize, overhaul, refine, reform, reorganize, simplify, streamline, strengthen
the need to modernize the judicial system

perfect
perpetuate
The so-called reforms merely perpetuate an unjust system.

clog, clog up
a backlog of cases clogging up the system

destabilize, disrupt, undermine, weaken
attempts to disrupt the rail system

dismantle
abandon, do away with, scrap
destroy, overthrow
replace
restore
criticize, fight, rebel against
She spent her years at school fighting the system.

defend, support
understand
beat, buck
You can never beat the system!

bypass
an attempt to bypass the bureaucratic system

blame
It's not your fault—blame the system.

exist
be based on sth, rest on sth
Every political system rests on certain fundamentals.

be aimed at sth, be geared to sth
allow sth, enable sth
This system allows you to study at your own speed.

offer sth, provide sth
be in operation, be operational, function, operate, work
This case proves that the system works effectively.

break down, collapse, fail

in a/the system
at another point in the education system

under a/the system
Under the new system, all children will be monitored by a social worker.

system for
They devised an appropriate system for presenting the required information.

sophisticated
automated, automatic, computer, computer-based, computerized, electronic, manual, mechanical
audio, sound, stereo
air-conditioning, alarm, electrical, exhaust, heating, life-support, plumbing, public address (abbreviated to PA), sprinkler, ventilation
electronic mail, email, mail, phone, telephone, voicemail
satellite
global positioning, guidance, navigation
propulsion
missile, weapons
drainage, irrigation
river, road

build, create, develop
improve, streamline
install
For this month only, installing the system is free.

function, operate, work
break down, fail
The air-conditioning system failed.

in a/the system, with a/the system
a fault in the sound system

auditory, biological, cardiovascular, circulatory, digestive, immune, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, sensory, visual
the central nervous system

in a/the system
a valve in the circulatory system

a shock to the system
Returning to work after a long break can be a terrible shock to the system.

advanced, powerful
interactive
online
digital, optical, wireless
compatible, incompatible
computer, PC
operating, operational
database, file, information, management
processing, recognition, retrieval, storage
an information retrieval system

server, software
parallel

install
boot, boot up, reboot
Just reboot the system and try again.

build, design, develop
We're designing a voice-recognition system.

launch
upgrade

run
The system runs on this workstation.

crash, fail, go down
The entire computer system went down.

software
design
performance
administrator
failure
backup
reboot

in a/the system
faults in the data-processing system