polity
noun pl. polities
- political or governmental organization
- a society or institution with an organized government; state; body politic
- a specific form of church government
See polity in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pŏlˈĭ-tē)
noun pl. pol·i·ties - The form of government of a nation, state, church, or organization.
- An organized society, such as a nation, having a specific form of government: “His alien philosophy found no roots in the American polity” (New York Times).
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