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   Bod·y pol·i·tic

   /ˌbädē ˈpälətik/

   

   noun

   • 1. the people of a nation, state, or society considered collectively as an organized group of citizens: "individual dissent was considered necessary to the health of the body politic"

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   Where did the term body politic come from?

   • The term body politic derives from Medieval Latin corpus politicum, which itself developed from corpus mysticum, originally designating the Catholic Church as the mystical body of Christ but extended to politics from the 11th century on in the form corpus reipublicae ( mysticum ), " (mystical) body of the commonwealth".

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   What is body politic?

   • Body politic, an ancient metaphor by which a state, society, or church is conceived of as a biological body.

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   What is a body politic metaphor?

   • As it is usually applied, the metaphor implies hierarchical leadership and a division of labour, and it carries a strong autocratic or monarchial connotation. The first recorded instance of the body politic metaphor appears in the Rigveda ( c. 1500 bce ), the oldest of the sacred books of Hinduism.

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   What is the difference between a political body and a natural body?

   • When Edward Coke, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas at the time, reported the way in which judges had differentiated the bodies in 1608, he noted that it was the "natural body" of the king that was created by God—the "politic body", by contrast, was "framed by the policy of man".

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › body-politicBody politic | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   Body politic is a metaphor for a state, society, or church and its institutions as a biological body. Learn about its ancient origins, Christianization, and modern variations in political theory and practice.

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   The body politic is a polity —such as a city, realm, or state —considered metaphorically as a physical body. Historically, the sovereign is typically portrayed as the body's head, and the analogy may also be extended to other anatomical parts, as in political readings of Aesop 's fable of "The Belly and the Members".

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › body politicBody politic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Body politic is a noun that refers to a group of persons politically organized under a single governmental authority, or to a people considered as a collective unit. Learn more about its origin, usage, and examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › body-politicBODY POLITIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Body politic is a noun that means the people of a country, area, society, or group considered together as a single organized system. Learn how to use this term in different contexts and see translations in Chinese and other languages.

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   1 day ago · Body politic is a term that refers to the human body as a subject of social, political, and cultural struggles and practices. It can also mean the ways in which power and identity are communicated and represented through the body.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › the body politicThe body politic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Feb 26, 2024 · The body politic is a formal phrase for all the people in a particular country considered as a single group. Learn more about its origin, usage, and examples from recent sources.

9. www.science.org › doi › 1018th-century body politics | Science

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   May 9, 2024 · For Enlightenment thinkers, the body politic possessed emergent properties that derived from its citizens. Just as an organized body’s “parts and the whole” were “interconnected and interdependent,” so were the biological and moral qualities of individuals and the organization and functioning of the state.