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- [pol-i-tee]
- /ˈpɒl ɪ ti/
- /ˈpɒl.ə.ti/
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- [pol-i-tee]
- /ˈpɒl ɪ ti/
Definitions of polity word
- noun plural polity a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity. 1
- noun plural polity 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. 1
- noun plural polity government or administrative regulation: The colonists demanded independence in matters of internal polity. 1
- noun plural polity a state or other organized community or body. 1
- noun polity governmental system 1
- countable noun polity A polity is an organized society, such as a nation, city, or church, together with its government and administration. 0
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Origin of polity
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Polity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
polity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
polity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for polity
noun polity
- backroom — A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room.
- body politic — The body politic is all the people of a nation when they are considered as a complete political group.
- citizenry — The people living in a country, state, or city can be referred to as the citizenry.
- civics — Civics is the study of the rights and duties of the citizens of a society.
- commonwealth — The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
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