Policy

Meaning

Noun

●

A

of

,

etc.

to be

or

, especially as

by a government or other

body.

●

Wise or

;

, formerly also with

of craftiness.

●

Specifically, political

or (formerly)

; statecraft.

●

In Scottish English & Directives:

The

of a large country house.

●

The

of

; political science.

●

A state; a polity.

●

In Directives:

A set

political system

;

administration.

●

A

; a stratagem.

●

Motive;

; inducement.

●

In Law:

A

of insurance.

●

In Law:

A

or

this contract.

●

In Directives:

An

in

and early

USA on

from a

(no plural)

●

A number

lottery

Verb

●

To

by

; to reduce to order.

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Origin

policy

English

police

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

polizza

Italian

apodissa

Latin

ἀπόδειξις

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

apodixa

Latin

policie

French

politia

Latin

πολιτεία

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

πολιτεύω

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

πόλις

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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