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Polity   /pˈɑləti/   Listen
Polity

noun
(pl. polities)
1.
The form of government of a social organization.  Synonym: civil order.
2.
A politically organized unit.
3.
Shrewd or crafty management of public affairs.






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"Polity" Quotes from Famous Books



... Egypt, it is in the constructive statesmanship that laid the foundations of the Hebrew commonwealth that the superlative grandeur of that leadership looms up. As we cannot imagine the Exodus without the great leader, neither can we account for the Hebrew polity without the great statesman. Not merely intellectually great, but morally great—a statesman aglow with the unselfish patriotism that refuses to grasp a sceptre ...
— Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 • Various

... all nations who have reached any advanced degree of religious development have approached the idea of monotheism, but it remained for the Hebrews to put it in practice in their social life and civil polity. It became the great central controlling ...
— History of Human Society • Frank W. Blackmar

... been speeding up the improvement of education, transport, and health services, at a cost in higher taxes. The war in March-April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, together with the subsequent problems of restoring the economy and the polity, involve a heavy commitment of ...
— The 2003 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

... author of the "Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity" (1593), a defense of the Anglican Church against the Puritans and notable also as ...
— Hazlitt on English Literature - An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature • Jacob Zeitlin

... Zion Church was formally organized. To the first conference came 19 preachers representing 6 churches and 1,426 members. Varick was elected district chairman, but soon afterwards was made bishop. The polity of this church from the first differed somewhat from that of the A.M.E. denomination in that representation of the laity was a prominent feature and there was no bar ...
— A Social History of the American Negro • Benjamin Brawley


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