Definitions for polityˈpɒl ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pol•i•tyˈpɒl ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
a particular form or system of government:
civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
Category: Government
a state or other organized community or body.
Category: Government
the condition of being constituted as a state or other organized community or body.
Category: Government
government or administrative regulation.
Category: Government
Origin of polity:
1530–40; < L polītīa < Gk polīteía citizenship, government =polite-, var. s. of politēs citizen (see polis , -ite1) +-ia -ia
Princeton's WordNet
civil order, polity(noun)
the form of government of a social organization
polity(noun)
a politically organized unit
polity(noun)
shrewd or crafty management of public affairs
"we was innocent of stratagems and polity"
Wiktionary
polity(Noun)
An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
polity(Noun)
A politically organized unit; a state.
Origin: From politie, from politia, from πολιτεία; see policy.
Webster Dictionary
Polity(noun)
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
Polity(noun)
hence: The form or constitution by which any institution is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the foundation of any human institution
Polity(noun)
policy; art; management
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