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单词 polity
释义 pol·i·ty
\ˈpäləd.]ē, -ət], ]i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin politia conduct of public affairs, administration of government, from Latin, state — more at police
1. : political organization : civil order
 < any form of polity is more efficient than none — Walter Bagehot >
2.
 a. : a specific form of political organization : a form of government
  < a mixed polity >
  < an equalitarian polity >
 b. : an Aristotelian form of political organization in which the whole body of the people govern for the good of all and that constitutes a fusion of oligarchy and democracy
3. : the management of public or private affairs; especially : prudent, shrewd, or crafty administration
 < I know little of stratagem and polity — E.R.B.Lytton >
4. : a politically organized unit (as a nation, state, or community)
 < the humanistic spirit flourished … under various polities in Greece — Norman Foerster >
 < a dispute between the temporal and spiritual powers within the universal polity — Renzo Sereno >
5.
 a. : the form or constitution of a politically organized unit (as a nation or state)
  < the character of the English polity was gradually changing — T.B.Macaulay >
  < retains in some measure the traditional polity of the states — Indian White Paper >
 b. : the form of government or organization of a religious denomination
  < argued for a congregational polity — J.C.Brauer >
  < wanted to change the polity of the Anglican church — J.E.Neale >
6. : policy
 < stand up against flagrant wrongdoings … or against polities fatal to the nation — F.L.Paxson >
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