Synonyms for polity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pol-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl ɪ ti

Top 10 synonyms for polity

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body politic

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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