body politic
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body politic
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From body + politic (postpositive adjective), calque of Latin corpus polīticum.
noun bodies politic · body politique
- The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized. In Bodies Politique the power of the Repreſentative is alwaies Limited: And that which preſcribeth the Limits thereof, is the Power Soveraign.
- The collective body of a nation or state as exercising political functions.
- A corporation.
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noun collective body as politically organized
| Français | corps politique |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gemeinwesen |
noun collective body as exercising political functions
| Deutsch | Staatswesen |
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title = {body politic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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