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(pɒlɪti)
Word forms: plural polities
countable noun
A polity is an organized society, such as a nation, city, or church, together with its government and administration.
[formal]
...the role of religious belief in a democratic polity.

polity in British English

(ˈpɒlɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
1. 
a form of government or organization of a state, church, society, etc; constitution
2. 
a politically organized society, state, city, etc
3. 
the management of public or civil affairs
4. 
political organization
Word origin
C16: from Latin polītīa, from Greek politeia citizenship, civil administration, from politēs citizen, from polis city

polity in American English

(ˈpɑləti)
nounWord forms: plural ˈpolities
1. 
political or governmental organization
2. 
a society or institution with an organized government; state; body politic
3. 
a specific form of church government
Word origin
MFr politie < L politia: see policy1

Examples of 'polity' in a sentence
polity

The role of religion in the American polity is complex.
Bramwell, Anna C Refugees in the Age of Total War (1988)
This flaw provides the key to the difference between the American and European polity.
Low, Nicholas Politics, Planning and the State (1990)
Surely we are still very far from any "settling down" of world polity, world economy, or technology.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
Precisely because of its internal diversity and the remorseless competition for resources, Pakistan is a society and a polity based on negotiation.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The First Amendment allows civil courts to resolve internal church disputes so long as they can do so without interpreting doctrine or polity.
Christianity Today (2000)
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