policy
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: ˈpɒləsi
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Old French policie < Latin politia "the state" < Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeia) "polis, (city) state, government"
[edit] Noun
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policy (plural policies)
- A plan or course of action, especially one of an organization or government
- The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers
- A course of action thought to be prudent or tactically advantageous; hence prudence or sagacity
- Honesty is the best policy
- Some policy players frequented policy shops
- A statement of commitment to a broad requirement, often used in an organisation to instruct personnel as to a required outcome (note: whereas "Procedures" describe how a policy is implemented).
- Shrewdness or artfulness
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 140
- These bitter accusations might have been suppressed, had I with greater policy concealed my struggles, and flattered you...
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 140
[edit] Derived terms
- policymaker
- policy shift
- endowment policy
- fiscal policy
- monetary policy
- policy mix
- to implement a policy
[edit] Translations
plan or course of action
course of action thought to be prudent or advantageous
statement of commitment to a requirement
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Middle French police < Italian polizza < Mediaeval Latin apodissa "receipt for money" < Ancient Greek ἀπόδειξις (apodeixis) "proof, declaration"
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policy (plural policies)
- A contract of insurance
- Your insurance policy covers fire and theft only.
- (obsolete) An illegal daily lottery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century USA on numbers drawn from a lottery wheel (no plural)
- A number pool lottery
[edit] Synonyms
- (number pool) policy racket
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[edit] Translations
contract of insurance
number pool — see number pool
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