policy

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body.
2. (countable, uncountable) A document describing such a policy.
3. (countable, uncountable) Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
4. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft.
5. (Scotland, countable, in-plural, uncountable) The grounds of a large country house.
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The art of governance; political science.
7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A state; a polity.
8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A set political system; civil administration.
9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A trick; a stratagem.
10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Motive; object; inducement.

Verb

To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.

Synonyms

politics

plan

principle

strategy

insurance policy

method

procedure

course

prudence

rule

guidelines

guideline

scheme

system

tactics

line

attitude

font

behaviour

police

👮

measure

objective

way

wisdom

program

practice

custom

insurance

aim

military police

guidance

contrivance

government policy

fuzz

common sense

filth

code

figurehead

expedient

closing time

arrangements

appearance

number

🔢

expediency

mode

doorplate

operation

order

outlook

billboard

Translations

Politik

politique

política

política

politica

polizza

beleid

police

👮

póliza

politiek

πολιτική

polis

politika

staatkunde

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒləsi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: policie

In summary

From Middle English policie, from Old French policie, pollicie and police, from Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”). Compare police and polity.

Sentences

Its research spans basic science , experimental medicine , epidemiology and public policy .

Explicit congestion notification is proposed as the congestion avoidance policy .