polity
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polity
- /ˈpɒl.ɪ.ti/ UK
- /ˈpɑ.lə.ti/ Canada, US
- [ˈpɑ.lə.ɾi] Canada, US
- /ˈpɔl.ə.ti/ Australia
- [ˈpɔl.ə.ɾi] Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of police, policy, and polis (“police”).
noun polities
- Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion. Church polity was a topic of fierce dispute in 17th-century Britain.
- A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby. New polities emerged in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
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noun organizational structure and governance
| Español | régimen |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 政体 seitai |
| 中文 | 政體 /政体 zhèngtǐ |
| Português | regime |
| Deutsch | Gemeinwesen |
| Ελληνικά | πολίτευμα polítevma |
| Русский | строй stroj, устро́йство ustrójstvo, режи́м režím, фо́рма правле́ния fórma pravlénija |
Talk about this word "polity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. polity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polity "polity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polity.Cite this
@misc{polity_2026,
title = {polity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
