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policy
1[ pol-uh-see ]
noun
- a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
We have a new company policy.
- a course of action adopted and pursued by a government, ruler, political party, etc.:
our nation's foreign policy.
- action or procedure conforming to or considered with reference to prudence or expediency:
It was good policy to consent.
- prudence or expediency; shrewdness:
Showing great policy, he pitted his enemies against one another.
Synonyms: wit, calculation, acumen, prudence
Antonyms: naiveté
- Rare. government; polity.
policy
2[ pol-uh-see ]
noun
- a document embodying a contract of insurance.
- a method of gambling in which bets are made on numbers to be drawn by lottery.
policy
1/ ˈpɒlɪsɪ /
noun
- a document containing a contract of insurance
policy
2/ ˈpɒlɪsɪ /
noun
- a plan of action adopted or pursued by an individual, government, party, business, etc
- wisdom, prudence, shrewdness, or sagacity
- often plural the improved grounds surrounding a country house
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Example Sentences
That strategy has been used in some cases to help determine GMO policy.
Two-thirds of those who likely to benefit from the new policy are Mexican.
In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.
I believe in the power of institutions—Congress, public policy, certain ideas about politics—that last for a long time.
What they believe impacts economic policy, foreign policy, education policy, environmental policy, you name it.
It looks very much as if the same policy adopted in the war of 1871-3 had been consciously followed.
That is, the Government was led into the policy of borrowing through the increase of monetary forms.
This decision meant a complete reversal of Swedish foreign policy and a breach with France.
There is no need to discuss the particular way in which this policy can best be carried out.
Even the purest selfishness would dictate a policy of social insurance.
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