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ap·pa·ra·tus
 /ˌæpəˈrætəs/  noun  ,  pl   apparatus·es  or   apparatus
  1 : a tool or piece of equipment used for specific activities
   [  count  ] She fell off a gymnastics apparatus and broke her leg.
    an electrical apparatus
   [  noncount  ] an expensive piece of apparatus [=machinery]
  2 [  count  ] : the organization or system used for doing or operating something
  — usually singular
   The country lacks a strong state/government apparatus. [=a strong government]
   The party apparatus [=machinery] supported his ideas.