policy
policy1 definition
pol·icy (päl′ə sē)
noun pl. policies -·cies
- Obsolete government or polity
- Now Rare political wisdom or cunning
- wise, expedient, or prudent conduct or management
- a principle, plan, or course of action, as pursued by a government, organization, individual, etc. foreign policy
Etymology: ME policie < OFr < L politia < Gr politeia: see police
policy2 definition
pol·icy (päl′ə sē)
noun pl. policies -·cies
- a written contract in which one party guarantees to insure another against a specified loss, damage, injury, etc. in consideration of payments, usually periodic, called premiumsin full insurance policy
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- an illegal lottery in which winning numbers are drawn from a revolving drum
- the numbers (see phrase at number)
Etymology: altered (infl. by policy) < MFr police < It polizza < ML apodixa < MGr apodeixis < Gr, proof < apodeiknynai, to display, make known: see apo- & diction
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