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polity

po·lity

UK/ˈpɒl.ɪ.ti/ US/ˈpɑ.lə.ti/ uncommon

noun

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shrewd or crafty management of public affairs

  • “we was innocent of stratagems and polity”

Origin

From Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of police, policy, and polis (“police”).

Phrases

  • divine polity

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