Definition of polity in English:

polity

nounPlural polities ˈpɒlɪtiˈpɑlədi

1A form or process of civil government or constitution.
the civic humanist's polity
a vision of a plural Arab polity
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a reminder that in the democratic polity of India, all doors of justice are not slammed shut at once.
- They faced an enormous task of transforming their economies and polities from centralized communist control to the market economies and pluralist democracies that membership required.
- Banks and post offices burned as a measure of Arab alienation from Israel's constitutional polity.
- That must be defended at all costs to preserve our pluralism and democratic polity.
- The confidence that nonbelievers can reason morally seems to be a precondition for a religiously plural democratic polity.
1. 1.1 An organized society; a state as a political entity.
  the period in which West Germany was a distinct polity
  Example sentencesExamples
  Only by pushing for a name change can the country build itself as a polity and thereby establish a national identity.
  In national polities, designers of constitutions have solved this problem by creating institutions for confidential consultation or deliberation.
  For example, a democratic polity cannot be militarily attacked unless it directly threatens other states.
  What about the legitimacy of citing the decisions of constitutional courts in other polities?
  In other words, in spite of the facade of the modern state, power in most African polities progresses informally, between patron and client along lines of reciprocity.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from obsolete French politie, via Latin from Greek politeia 'citizenship, government', from politēs 'citizen', from polis 'city'.

Rhymes

equality, frivolity, jollity, quality

Definition of polity in US English:

polity

nounˈpɑlədiˈpälədē

1A form or process of civil government or constitution.
the civic humanist's polity
a vision of a plural Arab polity
Example sentencesExamples
- Banks and post offices burned as a measure of Arab alienation from Israel's constitutional polity.
- That must be defended at all costs to preserve our pluralism and democratic polity.
- It is a reminder that in the democratic polity of India, all doors of justice are not slammed shut at once.
- They faced an enormous task of transforming their economies and polities from centralized communist control to the market economies and pluralist democracies that membership required.
- The confidence that nonbelievers can reason morally seems to be a precondition for a religiously plural democratic polity.
1. 1.1 An organized society; a state as a political entity.
  the period in which West Germany was a distinct polity
  Example sentencesExamples
  In other words, in spite of the facade of the modern state, power in most African polities progresses informally, between patron and client along lines of reciprocity.
  In national polities, designers of constitutions have solved this problem by creating institutions for confidential consultation or deliberation.
  What about the legitimacy of citing the decisions of constitutional courts in other polities?
  For example, a democratic polity cannot be militarily attacked unless it directly threatens other states.
  Only by pushing for a name change can the country build itself as a polity and thereby establish a national identity.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from obsolete French politie, via Latin from Greek politeia ‘citizenship, government’, from politēs ‘citizen’, from polis ‘city’.

单词	polity
释义	Definition of polity in English: polity nounPlural polities ˈpɒlɪtiˈpɑlədi 1A form or process of civil government or constitution. the civic humanist's polity a vision of a plural Arab polity Example sentencesExamples It is a reminder that in the democratic polity of India, all doors of justice are not slammed shut at once. They faced an enormous task of transforming their economies and polities from centralized communist control to the market economies and pluralist democracies that membership required. Banks and post offices burned as a measure of Arab alienation from Israel's constitutional polity. That must be defended at all costs to preserve our pluralism and democratic polity. The confidence that nonbelievers can reason morally seems to be a precondition for a religiously plural democratic polity. 1.1 An organized society; a state as a political entity. the period in which West Germany was a distinct polity Example sentencesExamples Only by pushing for a name change can the country build itself as a polity and thereby establish a national identity. In national polities, designers of constitutions have solved this problem by creating institutions for confidential consultation or deliberation. For example, a democratic polity cannot be militarily attacked unless it directly threatens other states. What about the legitimacy of citing the decisions of constitutional courts in other polities? In other words, in spite of the facade of the modern state, power in most African polities progresses informally, between patron and client along lines of reciprocity. Origin Mid 16th century: from obsolete French politie, via Latin from Greek politeia 'citizenship, government', from politēs 'citizen', from polis 'city'. Rhymes equality, frivolity, jollity, quality Definition of polity in US English: polity nounˈpɑlədiˈpälədē 1A form or process of civil government or constitution. the civic humanist's polity a vision of a plural Arab polity Example sentencesExamples Banks and post offices burned as a measure of Arab alienation from Israel's constitutional polity. That must be defended at all costs to preserve our pluralism and democratic polity. It is a reminder that in the democratic polity of India, all doors of justice are not slammed shut at once. They faced an enormous task of transforming their economies and polities from centralized communist control to the market economies and pluralist democracies that membership required. The confidence that nonbelievers can reason morally seems to be a precondition for a religiously plural democratic polity. 1.1 An organized society; a state as a political entity. the period in which West Germany was a distinct polity Example sentencesExamples In other words, in spite of the facade of the modern state, power in most African polities progresses informally, between patron and client along lines of reciprocity. In national polities, designers of constitutions have solved this problem by creating institutions for confidential consultation or deliberation. What about the legitimacy of citing the decisions of constitutional courts in other polities? For example, a democratic polity cannot be militarily attacked unless it directly threatens other states. Only by pushing for a name change can the country build itself as a polity and thereby establish a national identity. Origin Mid 16th century: from obsolete French politie, via Latin from Greek politeia ‘citizenship, government’, from politēs ‘citizen’, from polis ‘city’.
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