Apparatus | Mean of apparatus in English Dictionary

/ˌæpəˈrætəs/

• Noun
• a tool or piece of equipment used for specific activities
1. She fell off a gymnastics apparatus and broke her leg.
2. an electrical apparatus
3. an expensive piece of apparatus [=machinery]
• the organization or system used for doing or operating something
1. The country lacks a strong state/government apparatus. [=a strong government]
2. The party apparatus [=machinery] supported his ideas.