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polity in German

polity in German is Gemeinwesen — polity means the way a state or religious body is organised and governed.

polity in German

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

What does "polity" mean?

  1. noun The way a state or religious body is organised and governed.
    "Church polity was a topic of fierce dispute in 17th-century Britain."
  2. noun A group of people organised under a system of government, such as a nation or the state that rules it.
    "New polities emerged in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire."
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polity in a sentence

  • Church polity was a topic of fierce dispute in 17th-century Britain.
  • Once exposed, Confucianism was to become a political issue, an alternative among other contending ideologies which threatened to change the polity of the empire.
  • New polities emerged in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.

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What is "polity" in German?
"polity" in German is Gemeinwesen. polity means: The way a state or religious body is organised and governed.
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