polity
1
8.6
- noun
- /ˈpɒlɪti/
- Archaic
:
astucia política
- Effective management of the polity can lead to improved policies that benefit the entire community.
Examples
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The study of ancient polity reveals how skillful leadership influenced the development of nations.
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There are two overall distinguishing features, neither explaining the exact nature of the polity.
Academic text (2007) -
Re #250: The Anglican mess is extremely about polity because polity is what is enabling the crisis.
Blog text (8) -
And the job creators organizing these operations need not organize the internal polity like conventional corporations.
Blog text (31) -
Walter Bagehot, the famed nineteenth-century editor of The Economist, praised "a polity of discussion."
Academic text (2009) -
Such works articulate a polity's distinctive ideology and play an important role in reinforcing an individual leader's ties to sources of legitimization.
Academic text (2002) -
Proponents asserted that Luther and his colleague, Philip Melanchthon, actually preferred a church polity that featured great prominence for bishops who stood in apostolic succession.
Academic text (2002) -
The politician advocated for a more transparent and inclusive polity to enhance citizen engagement.
Synonyms
777
3.5
Actions people use in a group to gain power or advantage
5
7.9
Skill in leading a country or government with wise, fair decisions
How Skillful
- Formal
5
7.9
- Formal
3
8.0
- Archaic
1
8.6
161
3.3
29
5.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word polity comes from the Greek politeia, which meant 'citizenship' and 'the way a city is run', from polis 'city'. So polity can also mean skill in running public affairs, because it grew from the idea of managing a city and is related to politics.