body politic

English

Etymology

politic is a postpositive adjective

Noun

body politic (plural bodies politic)

1. (figurative) The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized.
2. (figurative) The collective body of a nation or state as exercising political functions.
3. (archaic) A corporation.

Translations

collective body as politically organized

• German: Gemeinwesen (de) n
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collective body as exercising political functions

• German: Staatswesen n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

• body politic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia