star route system—(U.S.) mail delivery in a rural area served by a private carrier who takes mail from a railroad station and delivers it to mailboxes:
- The “star route” system has been superseded by the admirable system of rural free deliveries.
star system—(Cinema, TV) the practice of promoting eminent actors in leading roles:
- It can dispense with the star system by concentrating on teamwork in which lead actors one night become walk-ons the next.