American English pronunciation
How to pronounce polity
IPA transcription: ['pɑləti]
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Noun
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the form of government of a social organization
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a politically organized unit
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shrewd or crafty management of public affairs
“we was innocent of stratagems and polity”
Usage examples
- Subartu was apparently a polity in Upper Mesopotamia, at the upper Tigris.
- The opposition to Calvin's church polity came to an end.