polity
[pol-i-tee]
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noun, plural pol·i·ties.
a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
the condition of being constituted as a state or other organized community or body: The polity of ancient Athens became a standard for later governments.
government or administrative regulation: The colonists demanded independence in matters of internal polity.
a state or other organized community or body.
Origin of polity
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Related Words for polities
commonwealth, land, federation, union, country, community, nation, republic, sovereignty, territoryExamples from the Web for polities
Contemporary Examples of polities
The gulf between mercantile hubs and the polities in which they are lodged is not new.
The same preferences are reflected in what the polities omit to do.
These preferences are reflected in what the polities do, how they behave.
Historical Examples of polities
All our polities, philosophies, and religions, grow out of each other.
Not GuiltyRobert Blatchford
A Conservative in polities, he was elected in 1864 Mayor of Norwich.
Norfolk AnnalsCharles Mackie
You are following the popular avenue to polities, I suppose.
The Half-HeartedJohn Buchan
For thirty-six years of uneasy peace the polities of Europe centred upon that possibility.
A Short History of the WorldH. G. Wells
The other objection I find urged against the beginning of polities, in the way I have mentioned, is this, viz.
Second Treatise of GovernmentJohn Locke
polity
noun plural -ties
Word Origin for polity
C16: from Latin polītīa, from Greek politeia citizenship, civil administration, from politēs citizen, from polis city
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