B2nounformalpoliticssociety
US/ˈpɑː.lə.ti/
UK/ˈpɒl.ə.ti/
a society or state seen as an organized political unit with its own government
In context
Each polity in ancient Greece had its own laws and its own army.
A healthy democratic polity needs citizens who are well informed.
The book compares how different polities in Southeast Asia dealt with colonial rule.
Words that go with polity
adjective + noun
- democratic polityIndia is often described as the world's largest democratic polity.
- independent polityFor centuries, the island was an independent polity with its own king.
- federal polityGermany is a federal polity made up of sixteen states.
- national polityThe crisis tested the strength of the national polity.
- modern polityEvery modern polity needs a fair and simple tax system.
- separate polityScotland was a separate polity until 1707.