polity
a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
the condition of being constituted as a state or other organized community or body: The polity of ancient Athens became a standard for later governments.
government or administrative regulation: The colonists demanded independence in matters of internal polity.
a state or other organized community or body.
Origin of polity
1Words that may be confused with polity
- policy, polity
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How to use polity in a sentence
In recent years, visions of transnational racial polities have dominated.
The gulf between mercantile hubs and the polities in which they are lodged is not new.
The same preferences are reflected in what the polities omit to do.
These preferences are reflected in what the polities do, how they behave.
Before the war the Southern States were aristocracies, highly educated, and disciplined in the science of polities.
Black and White | Timothy Thomas Fortune
A Conservative in polities, he was elected in 1864 Mayor of Norwich.
Norfolk Annals | Charles MackieYou are following the popular avenue to polities, I suppose.
The Half-Hearted | John BuchanWe stood in antagonism to the monarchical and aristocratical polities of Europe.
States which have such laws are not polities but parties, and their notions of justice are simply unmeaning.
Laws | Plato
British Dictionary definitions for polity
/ (ˈpɒlɪtɪ) /
a form of government or organization of a state, church, society, etc; constitution
a politically organized society, state, city, etc
the management of public or civil affairs
political organization
Origin of polity
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