polity

1. (uncountable, usually) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.
2. (countable) A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.ti/

Etymology

From Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of policy and police.

Synonyms

civil order

regime

state

roguery

rule

subornation

government

system of government

commonwealth

dirty tricks

constitution

region

Translations

devlet

estado

πολιτική διοίκηση

staatsbestel

bestuursvorm

Gemeinwesen

πολίτευμα

πολιτεία

Gemeinde

cité

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staat

staatsvorm

πολιτική οργάνωση

staatsinrichting

Staat