polity

noun

PAH-luh-tee/ˈpɑ.lə.ti/UKPOL-i-tee/ˈpɒl.ɪ.ti/AUSPOL-uh-tee/ˈpɔl.ə.ti/

Pluralpolities

2 meanings of polity

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1
nouncountable
An organized group of people with its own government, like a country or state.
Like a team that has its own rules and leaders.
Each polity sets its own laws and borders.
Ancient Greece was made up of many small polities.
Similarstate, nation
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2
noununcountable
The way a state or church is organized and governed.
Like the set of rules that says who is in charge and how a group makes choices.
The church reformed its polity to give members more say.
A country's polity shapes how decisions get made.
Similargovernance, government, constitution
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Origin

It came from Latin politia, which came from a Greek word politeia meaning "the state" or "polity." It came into English through Middle French politie.