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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pol-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl ɪ ti

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Définition of polity

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Middle French politie (early 15c.) or directly from Late Latin polita "organized government" (see policy (n.1)).
  • noun state
Example sentences :
  • This leads to the enquiry, what is to be the polity of our new state.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • But as illustrating the polity of the church it is quite valueless.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
  • So we are giving up our polity, to please and to join other denominations.
  • Extract from : « A Tour of the Missions » by Augustus Hopkins Strong
  • And Plato's notable sentence in the third book of the Polity.
  • Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
  • It is not a religion only, but a polity; and this in a very peculiar sense.
  • Extract from : « The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 » by Various
  • One polity had been pulled down; and no other polity had been set up.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • At such a time, there are no settled principles of polity or of action.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 401, March 1849 » by Various
  • If the faith and life of the church are right, it matters but little about its polity.
  • Extract from : « The Gist of Japan » by R. B. Peery
  • As the church develops it will probably develop a polity of its own.
  • Extract from : « The Gist of Japan » by R. B. Peery
  • In the organization of the native church, what polity shall be given it?
  • Extract from : « The Gist of Japan » by R. B. Peery

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