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Polity

//ˈpɑ.lə.ti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion. uncountable, usually

    "Church polity was a topic of fierce dispute in 17th-century Britain."

  2. 2
    shrewd or crafty management of public affairs wordnet
  3. 3
    A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby. countable

    "New polities emerged in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire."

  4. 4
    a politically organized unit wordnet
  5. 5
    the form of government of a social organization wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of police, policy, and polis (“police”).

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