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1. (n.) polity
a particular form or system of government:
civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
2. polity
a state or other organized community or body.
3. polity
the condition of being constituted as a state or other organized community or body.
4. polity
government or administrative regulation.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L polītīa < Gk polīteía citizenship, government =pol&imacracute;te-, var. s. of pol&imacracute;tēs citizen (see polis , -ite1) +-ia -ia)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) civil order, polity
the form of government of a social organization
2. (noun) polity
a politically organized unit
3. (noun) polity
shrewd or crafty management of public affairs
"we was innocent of stratagems and polity"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Polity
the form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole
2. (noun) Polity
hence: The form or constitution by which any institution is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the foundation of any human institution
3. (noun) Polity
policy; art; management
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