policynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɒl.ə.si/us/ˈpɑː.lə.si/policy noun [ C ] (PLAN)
B2 a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party:
They believe that Europe needs a common foreign and security policy.
What is your party's policy on immigration?
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- No smoking is company policy.
- It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.
- She advises the president on African policy.
- The school has an enlightened policy of teaching boys to cook.
- The president's speech heralds a new era in foreign policy.
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Plans and arrangements
- appointed
- arrangement
- blueprint
- bottom-up
- campaign
- card
- formulate
- game plan
- have a card up your sleeve idiom
- intention
- itinerary
- lock
- package deal
- planning
- policy-making
- preparation
- programme
- project
- road map
- specification
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UK politics: government administration & organisation
policy noun [ C ] (DOCUMENT)
C1 a document showing an agreement you have made with an insurance company:
You should check your policy to see if you're covered for flood damage.
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- Can you give me the reference number of your policy?
- Details of the policy are provided in the accompanying booklet.
- When is the policy due for renewal?
- I think the policy has expired.
- My life assurance policy matures in 2005.
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Insurance
- actuarial
- assessor
- assure
- bancassurance
- claim
- coverage
- deductible
- endowment policy
- excess
- green card
- guarantee
- indemnify
- insurance
- insure
- insured
- no-claims bonus
- premium
- the GISC
- underwrite
- uninsured
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