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pol·i·ty  (pl-t)
n. pl. pol·i·ties
1. The form of government of a nation, state, church, or organization.
2. An organized society, such as a nation, having a specific form of government: "His alien philosophy found no roots in the American polity" (New York Times).

[Obsolete French politie, from Old French, from Late Latin polta, the Roman government; see police.]

polity [ˈpɒlɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a form of government or organization of a state, church, society, etc.; constitution
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a politically organized society, state, city, etc.
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the management of public or civil affairs
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) political organization
[from Latin polītīa, from Greek politeia citizenship, civil administration, from politēs citizen, from polis city]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.politypolity - the form of government of a social organization
order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
2.polity - a politically organized unit
organization, organisation - a group of people who work together
authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
3.polity - shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity"
administration, disposal - a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
Translations
polity [ˈpɒlɪtɪ] N (= form of government) → gobierno m, forma f de gobierno; (= politically organized state) → estado m
polity
n (= form of government)politische Ordnung, Staats- or Regierungsform f; (= politically organized society)Staat (→ swesen nt) m, → Gemeinwesen nt; (= management of public affairs)Staatsverwaltung f


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Thus it will be in nature; for within a confined area, with some place in its polity not so perfectly occupied as might be, natural selection will always tend to preserve all the individuals varying in the right direction, though in different degrees, so as better to fill up the unoccupied place.
In the polity of winds, as amongst the tribes of the earth, the real struggle lies between East and West.
The spirit of clanship which was, at an early day, introduced into that kingdom, uniting the nobles and their dependants by ties equivalent to those of kindred, rendered the aristocracy a constant overmatch for the power of the monarch, till the incorporation with England subdued its fierce and ungovernable spirit, and reduced it within those rules of subordination which a more rational and more energetic system of civil polity had previously established in the latter kingdom.
 
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