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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.

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

pol·i·cy 2  (pl-s)
n. pl. pol·i·cies
1. A written contract or certificate of insurance.
2. A numbers game.

[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.]

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]

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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.policypolicy - 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.policypolicy - written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"
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

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 policyes cuestión de política
that's not my policyése no es mi sistema
to change one's policycambiar de táctica
it is a good/bad policyes buena/mala táctica
it would be contrary to public policy to do thisiría en contra del interés nacional hacer esto
2. (o.f.) (= prudence, prudent procedure) → discreción f
it is policy to wait a few dayses prudente esperar unos días
B. CPD policy decision Ndecisión f de principio
policy statement Ndeclaración f de política

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

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 ndécision f de principe

policy:
policy document
nGrundsatzpapier nt, → Grundsatzprogramm nt
policyholder
nVersicherungsnehmer(in) m(f)
policy-maker
nParteiideologe m/-ideologin f
policy-making
adj body, process, rolegrundsatzpolitisch
policy paper
policy unit
n (Brit Pol) → Richtlinienkommission f

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 policyWirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik f; our policy on immigration/recruitmentunsere 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 churchdie Zeitung verfolgte eine kirchenfeindliche Linie or Politik; a policy of restricting immigrationeine Politik zur Einschränkung der Einwanderung; a matter of policyeine Grundsatzfrage; policy decisionGrundsatzentscheidung f; policy statementGrundsatzerklärung f; your policy should always be to give people a second chancedu solltest es dir zum Grundsatz machen, Menschen eine zweite Chance zu geben; my policy is to wait and seemeine Devise heißt abwarten; it’s our policy to cater for the mid-twentieswir wenden uns mit unserer Firmenpolitik an die Mittzwanziger; our policy is one of expansionwir verfolgen eine expansionsorientierte Geschäftspolitik
(= prudence, a prudent procedure)Taktik f; policy demands that the government compromisedie Regierung muss aus taktischen Gründen Kompromisse eingehen; it was good/bad policydas war (taktisch) klug/unklug

policy2
n (also insurance policy)(Versicherungs)police f, → Versicherungsschein m; to take out a policyeine Versicherung abschließen

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

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

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

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

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


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AN Insurance Agent was trying to induce a Hard Man to Deal With to take out a policy on his house.
To secure the favor and interest of this enterprising and powerful monarch, he precipitated England into a war with France, contrary to the plainest dictates of policy, and at the hazard of the safety and independence, as well of the kingdom over which he presided by his counsels, as of Europe in general.
Tacitus saith, Livia sorted well with the arts of her husband, and dissimulation of her son; attributing arts or policy to Augustus, and dissimulation to Tiberius.
 
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