| 单词 | polity |
| 释义 | polity (once / 3194 pages) n The noun polity refers to a political group of any size or shape — it can be a government, a state, a country, or even a social group. When you hear the word polity, think politics and you're on the right track. The prefix for polity dates all the way back to Greece, from the word politeia, which means "citizenship" or "government." Any group run by politics can be called a polity. The Democratic Party is a polity, but hopefully your birthday party isn't. WORD FAMILYpolity: polities USAGE EXAMPLESWe write together although we represent very different parts of the American polity. Time(Nov 16, 2016) But his corpse still lies at the heart of the Chinese polity, in a glass sarcophagus on Tiananmen Square, attended by streams of visitors. Economist(Sep 08, 2016) That’s especially true at election time and even more necessary in such a polarised and acrimonious polity as the US Congress has become. The Guardian(Oct 30, 2016) 1n the form of government of a social organization Syn|Hyper civil order order established customary state (especially of society) 2n a politically organized unit Exp|Hypo|Hyper Washington the federal government of the United States authorities, government, regime the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit authoritarian regime, authoritarian statea government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people bureaucracya government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials ancien regimea political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution) court, royal courtthe sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state Downing Streetthe British government empirea group of countries under a single authority federal governmenta government with strong central powers government-in-exilea temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated local governmentthe government of a local area military government, stratocracygovernment by the military and an army palacethe governing group of a kingdom papacy, pontificatethe government of the Roman Catholic Church pupet regime, puppet government, puppet statea government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed statethe group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state state governmentthe government of a state in the United States totalitarian state, totalitation regimea government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures organisation, organization a group of people who work together 3n shrewd or crafty management of public affairs we was innocent of stratagems and polity Hyper administration, disposal a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
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