polity

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The perversion of a polity is the losing sight of this principle, and the conducting of the polity in the interest of the governing body alone.

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  1. noun The form of government of a nation, state, church, or organization.
  2. noun 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).

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  • An adequately informed polity is the foundation of any genuine democracy. —  The Dominion: All Stories
  • Major SBC spokesmen address key issues of theology, polity, and practice to help readers respond to the most significant challenges within evangelicalism. —  A Man from Issachar
  • In our polity, our consistory cannot proceed to the final steps of discipline without consulting the regional assembly of ministers and elders! —  Heidelblog
  • Alluding to the accelerating collapse of newspapers, he cautioned that the still-to-be-determined impact on the American polity will be anything but good. —  CNET News.com
  • Today, if the truth must be told, and indeed it must, the polity is much calmer and I am convinced that this has now enabled us focus better on power, roads, security, the economy and so much more. —  AllAfrica News: Latest
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  1. Obsolete French politie, from Old French, from Late Latin polītīa, the Roman government; see police.

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  1. from French politie, policie, etc., from Latin politia, from Greek πολιτεία, polity, policy, the state: see policy, the same word in another form.
 

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