body politic
noun
1
: a group of persons politically organized under a single governmental authority
2
archaic
: corporation sense 2
3
: a people considered as a collective unit
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Jen Soriano tenderly, unflinchingly excavates layers of history and pain—found both in her body and our body politic—and offers all of us tools and materials to build a path toward wholeness.
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Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
A little ahead of schedule, today’s announcement may send some shockwaves through the West Coast body politic as all indications were that the former Veep was staffed up and ready to roll up to Sacramento.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 July 2025
This very public dust-up can be seen as another notch in the deteriorating state of the U.S. body politic.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
But there are plenty of signs that San Diego’s body politic is not in a good frame of mind these days.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
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Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
A little ahead of schedule, today’s announcement may send some shockwaves through the West Coast body politic as all indications were that the former Veep was staffed up and ready to roll up to Sacramento.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 July 2025
This very public dust-up can be seen as another notch in the deteriorating state of the U.S. body politic.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
But there are plenty of signs that San Diego’s body politic is not in a good frame of mind these days.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
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“Body politic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20politic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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