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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Something is stirring within Berlin's body politic, no doubt because of Trump.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The swift unveiling of these executive orders contributed to uncertainty among various constituencies of body politic.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
In the nineteenth century, U.S. expansion into the Caribbean and Latin America was blocked by widespread public and elite opposition to bringing more Black, Hispanic, and Catholic people into the U.S. body politic.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024
As Taylor observes, Darwin’s book and the influence of his ideas went hand in hand with changes in the social and body politic in Britain.
—Brenda Wineapple, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The swift unveiling of these executive orders contributed to uncertainty among various constituencies of body politic.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
In the nineteenth century, U.S. expansion into the Caribbean and Latin America was blocked by widespread public and elite opposition to bringing more Black, Hispanic, and Catholic people into the U.S. body politic.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024
As Taylor observes, Darwin’s book and the influence of his ideas went hand in hand with changes in the social and body politic in Britain.
—Brenda Wineapple, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Body politic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20politic. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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