polity

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈpɑ.lə.ti/ UK /ˈpɒl.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #132948

Meanings

1

noun
An organized society or state with its own form of government.

New polities emerged in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
2

noun
The way a state or organization is structured and governed.

Church polity was a topic of fierce dispute in the 17th century.

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Synonyms

2 noun · the way a state or... civil order

Word family

Forms polities

Derived forms interpolitysubpolity

Related forms police policy politic political politician politicize politics

Etymology

From Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of police, policy, and polis (“police”).

politie Middle French polītīa Latin πολιτεία Ancient Greek

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# polity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɑ.lə.ti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒl.ɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 132948

## Meanings
1. An organized society or state with its own form of government.
2. The way a state or organization is structured and governed.

## Examples
- New polities emerged in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
- Church polity was a topic of fierce dispute in the 17th century.

## Derived Forms
- interpolity
- subpolity

## Related Forms
- police
- policy
- politic
- political
- politician
- politicize
- politics

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: politie
- Root: polītīa
- Root: πολιτεία

## Etymology
From Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of police, policy, and polis (“police”).

## AI Etymology
Polity comes from Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of police, policy, and polis (“police”). The historical chain includes politie (Middle French), polītīa (Latin), πολιτεία (Ancient Greek). In present-day English it covers an organized society or state with its own form of government and the way a state or organization is structured and governed. The wider family includes derived forms such as interpolity, subpolity and related forms such as police, policy, politic, political.

## Topics
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