policy

pol·i·cy ¹  (pl-s)

n. pl. pol·i·cies

1. A plan or course of action, as of a government, political party, or business, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters: American foreign policy; the company's personnel policy.

2.

a. A course of action, guiding principle, or procedure considered expedient, prudent, or advantageous: Honesty is the best policy.

b. Prudence, shrewdness, or sagacity in practical matters.

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[Middle English policie, art of government, civil organization, from Old French; see police.]

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pol·i·cy ²  (pl-s)

n. pl. pol·i·cies

1. A written contract or certificate of insurance.

2. A numbers game.

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[Obsolete police, from French, contract, bill of lading, from Old French, from Old Italian polizza, alteration of Medieval Latin apodixa, receipt, from Medieval Greek apodeixis, from Greek, proof, from apodeiknunai, to prove : apo-, intensive pref.; see apo- + deiknunai, to show; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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policy¹

n pl -cies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a plan of action adopted or pursued by an individual, government, party, business, etc.

2. wisdom, prudence, shrewdness, or sagacity

3. Scot (often plural) the improved grounds surrounding a country house

[from Old French policie, from Latin polītīa administration, polity]

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policy²

n pl -cies

(Business / Insurance) a document containing a contract of insurance

[from Old French police certificate, from Old Italian polizza, from Latin apodixis proof, from Greek apodeixis demonstration, proof]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	policy - a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies" activism - a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal beggar-my-neighbor policy, beggar-my-neighbor strategy, beggar-my-neighbour policy, beggar-my-neighbour strategy - a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" plan of action - a plan for actively doing something centralism - the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization containment - a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975" moderationism - the policy of being moderate or acting with moderation obscurantism - a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge Thatcherism - (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher ultramontanism - (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope
	2.	policy - a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation" line of reasoning, logical argument, argumentation, argument, line - a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" clericalism - a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters plank - an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party economic policy - a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues social policy - a policy of for dealing with social issues party line - the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines" foreign policy - a policy governing international relations zero-tolerance policy - any policy that allows no exception; "a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests" Zionism - a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine
	3.	policy - written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy" insurance policy, insurance contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law floating policy, floater - an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location

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policy

noun

1. procedure, plan, action, programme, practice, scheme, theory, code, custom, stratagem plans which include changes in foreign policy

2. line, rules, approach, guideline, protocol significant changes in Britain's policy on global warming

Translations

policy¹ [ˈpɒlɪsɪ]

A. N

1. (gen, principles) → política f; [of party, at election] → programa m; [of newspaper] → normas fpl de conducta
it's a matter of policy → es cuestión de política
that's not my policy → ése no es mi sistema
to change one's policy → cambiar de táctica
it is a good/bad policy → es buena/mala táctica
it would be contrary to public policy to do this → iría en contra del interés nacional hacer esto

2. (o.f.) (= prudence, prudent procedure) → discreción f
it is policy to wait a few days → es prudente esperar unos días

B. CPD policy decision N → decisión f de principio
policy statement N → declaración f de política

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policy² [ˈpɒlɪsɪ] N (also insurance policy) → póliza f
to take out a policy → sacar una póliza, hacerse un seguro

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policy [ˈpɒlɪsi]

n

[country, government] → politique f policy adviser

[newspaper, company] → politique générale

(also insurance policy) → police f
to take out a policy → souscrire une police d'assurance

modif [document, paper, debate] → de politique générale; [change] → de politique générale; [development, review, objective] → de la politique générale policy priority
policy adviser policy advisor n (to organization, prime minister) → conseiller/ère m/f
policy decision n → décision f de principe

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policy:

policy document

n → Grundsatzpapier nt, → Grundsatzprogramm nt

policyholder

n → Versicherungsnehmer(in) m(f)

policy-maker

n → Parteiideologe m → /-ideologin f

policy-making

n → Treffen nt → von Grundsatzentscheidungen

adj body, process, role → grundsatzpolitisch

policy paper

n = policy document

policy unit

n (Brit Pol) → Richtlinienkommission f

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policy¹

n

→ Politik f no pl; (of business) → Geschäfts- or Firmenpolitik f → (on bei), Praktiken pl (pej) (→ on in Bezug auf +acc); (of team, football manager: = tactics) → Taktik f; (= principle) → Grundsatz m; social and economic policy → Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik f; our policy on immigration/recruitment → unsere Einwanderungs-/Einstellungspolitik; what is company policy on this matter? → wie sieht die Geschäfts- or Firmenpolitik in diesem Falle aus?; the newspaper followed a policy of attacking the church → die Zeitung verfolgte eine kirchenfeindliche Linie or Politik; a policy of restricting immigration → eine Politik zur Einschränkung der Einwanderung; a matter of policy → eine Grundsatzfrage; policy decision → Grundsatzentscheidung f; policy statement → Grundsatzerklärung f; your policy should always be to give people a second chance → du solltest es dir zum Grundsatz machen, Menschen eine zweite Chance zu geben; my policy is to wait and see → meine Devise heißt abwarten; it’s our policy to cater for the mid-twenties → wir wenden uns mit unserer Firmenpolitik an die Mittzwanziger; our policy is one of expansion → wir verfolgen eine expansionsorientierte Geschäftspolitik

(= prudence, a prudent procedure) → Taktik f; policy demands that the government compromise → die Regierung muss aus taktischen Gründen Kompromisse eingehen; it was good/bad policy → das war (taktisch) klug/unklug

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policy²

n (also insurance policy) → (Versicherungs)police f, → Versicherungsschein m; to take out a policy → eine Versicherung abschließen

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policy¹ [ˈpɒlɪsɪ]

1. n (gen) → politica; (of newspaper, company) → linea di condotta, prassi f inv
it is our policy to do that → fa parte della nostra prassi or politica fare questo
to follow a policy of → seguire una politica di
the government's policies → la politica del governo
foreign policy → politica estera
it's a matter of policy → è una questione di principio
it would be good/bad policy to do that → sarebbe una buona/cattiva politica fare questo

2. adj (discussion, statement) → sulla linea di condotta

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policy¹ [ˈpɒlɪsɪ]

1. n (gen) → politica; (of newspaper, company) → linea di condotta, prassi f inv
it is our policy to do that → fa parte della nostra prassi or politica fare questo
to follow a policy of → seguire una politica di
the government's policies → la politica del governo
foreign policy → politica estera
it's a matter of policy → è una questione di principio
it would be good/bad policy to do that → sarebbe una buona/cattiva politica fare questo

2. adj (discussion, statement) → sulla linea di condotta

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policy² [ˈpɒlɪsɪ] n (also insurance policy) → polizza (d'assicurazione)
to take out a policy → fare or stipulare un'assicurazione

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policy² [ˈpɒlɪsɪ] n (also insurance policy) → polizza (d'assicurazione)
to take out a policy → fare or stipulare un'assicurazione

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policy¹

n policy [ˈpoləsi]

a planned or agreed course of action usually based on particular principles the government's policies on education. beleid سِياسَه политика politika politik die Politik πολιτική, πρόγραμμα política poliitika, käitumisjoon سیاست käytäntö politique מְדִינִיוּת नीति politika (određena,ne kao opći pojam) politika, (irány)elvek kebijaksanaan stefna politica 方針 정책 politika politika dasar beleid politikk, taktikk polityka política politică политика; линия поведения; курс politika politika politika politik, hållning, policy นโยบาย politika 政策 політика پاليسي، راہ عمل chính sách 政策

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policy²

n policy [ˈpoləsi]

a (written) agreement with an insurance company an insurance policy. polis بوليصَة تأمبن полица pojistka police; -police die Police ασφαλιστήριο συμβόλαιο póliza poliis بیمه نامه vakuutussopimus police פּולִיסַת בִּיטוּחַ पॉलिसी, बीमा पत्र polica osiguranja,životno osiguranje biztosítási kötvény polis (vá)tryggingarsamningur polizza 保険証券 보험 증서 polisas, draudimo liudijimas polise polisi polis (forsikrings)polise polisa apólice poliţă страховой полис poistka zavarovalna polica polisa försäkringsbrev กรมธรรม์ประกันภัย poliçe 保險單 страховий поліс بيمہ کمپني کا تحريري معاہدہ hợp đồng bảo hiểm 保险单