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systemic

[ si-stem-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a system, especially when affecting the entirety of a thing:

    systemic flaws in the design and construction of the vehicles.

  2. relating to or noting a policy, practice, or set of beliefs that has been established as normative or customary throughout a political, social, or economic system: systemic racism.

    systemic inequality;

    systemic racism.

  3. Physiology, Pathology.
    1. relating to or affecting the body as a whole.
    2. relating to or affecting a particular body system.
  4. (of a pesticide) absorbed and circulated by a plant or other organism so as to be lethal to pests that feed on it.


systemic

/ -ˈstiË-; sɪˈstÉ›mɪk /

adjective

  1. another word for systematic systematic
  2. physiol (of a poison, disease, etc) affecting the entire body
  3. (of a pesticide, fungicide, etc) spreading through all the parts of a plant and making it toxic to pests or parasites without destroying it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a systemic pesticide, fungicide, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of systemic1

First recorded in 1795–1805; system + -ic
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Example Sentences

She says there is "systemic risk inherent" in the sponsorship system, because it "puts the employer in a position of incredible power" and has "enabled this predatory market of middlemen to mushroom".

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But there was a "systemic failure in oversight and management", which led to numerous lapses committed by these agencies, according to the report.

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While the inquest is looking at the deaths of Paterson's patients, it will also examine whether systemic failings allowed him to get away with his crimes for so long.

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Trumpism and authoritarian populism are symptoms and not causes of much deeper institutional and systemic problems.

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Then, to the dismay of Black activists who used the Games as a platform to protest systemic racism back home, Foreman paraded around the ring waving a miniature American flag.

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