English Dictionary

POLITY

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does polity mean? 

POLITY (noun)
  The noun POLITY has 3 senses:

1. the form of government of a social organizationplay

2. a politically organized unitplay

3. shrewd or crafty management of public affairsplay

  Familiarity information: POLITY used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


POLITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The form of government of a social organization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

civil order; polity

Hypernyms ("polity" is a kind of...):

order (established customary state (especially of society))


Sense 2

Meaning:

A politically organized unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("polity" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polity"):

authorities; government; regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Shrewd or crafty management of public affairs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

we was innocent of stratagems and polity

Hypernyms ("polity" is a kind of...):

administration; disposal (a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs))


 Context examples 


Others will follow, others will outstrip me on the same lines; and I hazard the guess that man will be ultimately known for a mere polity of multifarious, incongruous and independent denizens.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"April showers bring May flowers." (English proverb)

"The chicken that cries at night will not lay eggs in the morning." (Albanian proverb)

"Your nose is a part of you even if it is ugly." (Arabic proverb)

"You will get furthest with honesty." (Czech proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact