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Plural
politics
1
a politically organized entity such as a state, nation, or community
- The European Union is a unique supranational polity.
- The island's polity was governed by a council of elders.
- Every polity requires rules to maintain order.
- The city-state functioned as an independent polity.
- The new polity emerged after decades of conflict.
2
the specific form or system of government of a society or institution
- The church adopted a new polity emphasizing local autonomy.
- The nation's polity shifted from monarchy to republic.
- The university's internal polity allows for faculty self-governance.
- Colonial America experimented with various forms of polity.
- The party's structure reflects the polity of the state.
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