system-driven change
noun phraseUK /ˈsɪstəm ˈdrɪvən tʃeɪndʒ/
US /ˈsɪstəm ˈdrɪvən tʃeɪndʒ/
A change that happens because of how a whole system works, not because of one person.
The new recycling rules caused a system-driven change in how the whole town handles trash.
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2. A shift in an organization caused by its rules and processes rather than by individual choices.
The company's system-driven change came from new software, not from a new boss.
3. A change in a natural or mechanical system that happens on its own because of how its parts interact.
The thermostat created a system-driven change in the room's temperature.
4. A large-scale social change produced by the way institutions and laws fit together.
Historians described the voting reform as a system-driven change across the whole country.