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Definitions for Polity

[1] a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
[2] the condition of being constituted as a state or other organized community or body: The polity of ancient Athens became a standard for later governments.
[3] government or administrative regulation: The colonists demanded independence in matters of internal polity.
[4] a state or other organized community or body.
[5] a form of government or organization of a state, church, society, etc; constitution
[6] a politically organized society, state, city, etc
[7] the management of public or civil affairs
[8] political organization

Words related to Polity

commonwealth, land, federation, union, country, community, nation, republic, sovereignty, territory

Words nearby Polity

politicking, politico, politico-, politics, politics makes strange bedfellows, polity, politzer bag, politzerization, polje, polk, polk, james k.

Origin of Polity

1530–40; < Latin polītīa < Greek polīteía citizenship, government, form of government, commonwealth, equivalent to polī́te-, variant stem of polī́tēs citizen (see polis, -ite1) + -ia -ia

Words that may be confused with Polity

policy, polity

Word origin for Polity

C16: from Latin polītīa, from Greek politeia citizenship, civil administration, from politēs citizen, from polis city

Synonyms for Polity

commonwealth, community, country, federation, land, nation, republic, sovereignty, territory, union, body politic