American English pronunciation

How to pronounce polity

IPA transcription: ['pɑləti]

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Noun

  • the form of government of a social organization

  • a politically organized unit

  • 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.