meaning of polity
1. The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole.
2. Hence: The form or constitution by which any institution is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the foundation of any human institution.
3. Policy; art; management.
4. shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and
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