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polity

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Noun — The way a state or religious body is organised and governed.

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Etymology

Comes from Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). It is a doublet of police, policy, and polis (“police”).

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