polity
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French politie, from Latin politia, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeia, “polity, policy, the state”); see policy.
Noun [edit]
polity (plural polities)
- An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
- A politically organized unit; a state.
Translations [edit]
an organizational structure of the government
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politically organized unit
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Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- polity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- polity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
