polity

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Etymology

From Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɒl.ɪ.ti/
• (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈpɑ.lə.ti/, [ˈpɑ.lə.ɾi]
• (Australia) IPA: /ˈpɔl.ə.ti/, [ˈpɔl.ə.ɾi]

Noun

polity

1. (politics, religion, usually, uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.

   Church polity was a topic of fierce dispute in 17th-century Britain.

2. (political science, countable) A politically organized unit, especially a state.

   New polities emerged in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.

Translations

• German: Gemeinwesen
• Portuguese: regime
• Russian: строй
• Spanish: régimen

Translations

• Portuguese: estado
• Spanish: estado

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