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polity

noun
🔊/ˈpɒləti/
🔊/ˈpɑːləti/
(plural polities)
(specialist)
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  1. [countable] a society as a political unit政治组织；国家组织
    • Such institutions have special significance in a democratic polity.这样的机构在民主政治中具有特殊的意义。
    • The book offers an introduction to the distinctive nature of the British polity.该书介绍了英国政体的独特性。
    Topics People in societyc2
  2. [uncountable] the form or process of government政体；政权形态；政治制度
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from obsolete French politie, via Latin from Greek politeia ‘citizenship, government’, from politēs ‘citizen’, from polis ‘city’.