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polity


pol·i·ty

noun \ˈpä-lə-tē\
plural pol·i·ties

Definition of POLITY

1
: political organization
2
: a specific form of political organization
3
: a politically organized unit
4
a : the form or constitution of a politically organized unit b : the form of government of a religious denomination

Examples of POLITY

  1. the polities of medieval Italy

Origin of POLITY

Late Latin politia — more at police
First Known Use: 1538

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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