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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This very public dust-up can be seen as another notch in the deteriorating state of the U.S. body politic.
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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
Something is stirring within Berlin's body politic, no doubt because of Trump.
—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
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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
Something is stirring within Berlin's body politic, no doubt because of Trump.
—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
See All Example Sentences for body politic
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“Body politic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20politic. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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