body politic

bod·y pol·i·tic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bod-ee pol-i-tik]
- /ˈbɒd i ˈpɒl ɪ tɪk/
- /ˈbɒdi ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bod-ee pol-i-tik]
- /ˈbɒd i ˈpɒl ɪ tɪk/

Definitions of body politic words

singular noun body politic The body politic is all the people of a nation when they are considered as a complete political group. 3
noun body politic the people who collectively constitute a political unit under a government 3
noun body politic a people regarded as a political body under an organized government. 1
noun body politic nation as an entity 1
noun body politic The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized, or as exercising political functions. 0
noun body politic (archaic) A corporation. 0

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Origin of body politic

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English bodi politik

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Parts of speech for Body politic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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body politic popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for body politic

noun body politic

commonwealth — The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
constituency — A constituency is an area for which someone is elected as the representative in a parliament or government.
country — A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
nation — Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore) 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.

All 8 Synonyms of body politic