polity
Pronunciation: /ˈpɒl.ɪ.ti/
The English word “polity” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.
- A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby.
Etymology
From Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of police, policy, and polis (“police”).
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