WordNet sense 1 (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole):

system

WordNet sense 2 (a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery):

dodge, dodging

WordNet sense 3 (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world):

schema

WordNet sense 4 (an elaborate and systematic plan of action):

strategy

WordNet sense 5 (a schematic or preliminary plan):

outline

WordNet sense 6 (form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner):

connive, intrigue