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polity definition

pol·ity (päl′ə tē)

noun pl. polities -·ties

  1. political or governmental organization
  2. a society or institution with an organized government; state; body politic
  3. a specific form of church government

Etymology: MFr politie < L politia: see policy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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