Patchwork
Patchwork noun - An unorganized collection or mixture of various things.
System
System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.
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Synonyms for System
Nearby Words: systematic, systemic
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This patchwork of state laws creates plenty of business and headaches for the federal court system, which sometimes has to decide which state's law trumps the other.
Source: Divided States of America -
Each "estate" chose its representatives, who would then meet and discuss and advise the King on important matters of state—particularly matters of finance (as France's patchwork tax system was often structured in a way that made it hard to change without an Estates-General).
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