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body politic
body politicn. The people of a politically organized nation or state considered as a group.body politic n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the body politic the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state bod′y pol′itic
n. a people regarded as forming a political body under an organized government. [1425–75; late Middle English] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  body politic - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"country, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state, landcommonwealth country - any of the countries in the British Commonwealthdeveloping country - a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economicallyDominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealthestate of the realm, the three estates, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rightsforeign country - any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to"Reich - the German staterenegade state, rogue nation, rogue state - a state that does not respect other states in its international actionssuzerain - a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairssea power - a nation that possesses formidable naval strengthgreat power, major power, superpower, world power, power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the worldcity state, city-state - a state consisting of a sovereign cityally - a friendly nationpolitical entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities |
body politicnounAn organized geopolitical unit:country, land, nation, polity, state.Translationsbody politic
the body politicThe inhabitants of a nation taken together as a political entity. How do you think the body politic will vote in this election?See also: body, politicbody politicthe people of a country or state considered as a political unit. The body politic was unable to select between the candidates.See also: body, politicbody politic
body politic the. the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state Body politic
BODY POLITIC, government, corporations. When applied to the government this phrase signifies the state.
2. As to the persons who compose the body politic, they take collectively the name, of people, or nation; and individually they are citizens, when considered in relation to their political rights, and subjects as being submitted to the laws of the state.
3. When it refers to corporations, the term body politic means that the members of such corporations shall be considered as an artificial person. body politic
Synonyms for body politicnoun an organized geopolitical unitSynonyms- country
- land
- nation
- polity
- state
Synonyms for body politicnoun a politically organized body of people under a single governmentSynonyms- country
- nation
- res publica
- commonwealth
- state
- land
Related Words- commonwealth country
- developing country
- Dominion
- estate of the realm
- the three estates
- estate
- foreign country
- Reich
- renegade state
- rogue nation
- rogue state
- suzerain
- sea power
- great power
- major power
- superpower
- world power
- power
- city state
- city-state
- ally
- political entity
- political unit
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