inner workings

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inner workings

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plural, plural only The mechanisms that function internally to a system and are not outwardly visible Nobody really understands the inner workings of politics.

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Français	rouages
Deutsch	Innenleben

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@misc{inner_workings_2026,
  title = {inner workings},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inner%20workings},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}