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- DictionaryPol·i·ty/ˈpälədē/
noun
- 1. a form or process of civil government or constitution: "the civic humanist's polity"
Jun 29, 2012 · 1. : political organization. 2. : a specific form of political organization. 3. : a politically organized unit. 4. a. : the form or constitution of a politically organized unit. b. : the form of government of a religious denomination. Examples of polity in a Sentence. the polities of medieval Italy.
noun. a form of government or organization of a state, church, society, etc; constitution. a politically organized society, state, city, etc. the management of public or civil affairs. political organization.
a society or state considered as a political unit: a democratic polity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. UK politics: government administration & organization. apex. awkward. backbench. Brexit. hung parliament. lord. parliamentarian. parliamentary. partitionist. quasi-public. reprivatization. reprivatize. reshuffle. soviet.
The noun polity refers to a political group of any size or shape — it can be a government, a state, a country, or even a social group. When you hear the word polity, think politics and you're on the right track.
A polity is a group of people with a collective identity, who are organized by some form of political institutionalized social relations, and have a capacity to mobilize resources. [1]
A polity is an organized society, such as a nation, city, or church, together with its government and administration.
Polity definition: The form of government of a nation, state, church, or organization.