English

Etymology

1. From OF. policie < L. politia "the state" < AGr. polytonic|�ολι�εία (politeia) "state, government"
2. From MF. police < It. polizza < ML. apodissa "receipt for money" < AGr. polytonic|���δειξι� (apodeixis) "proof, declaration"

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-policy.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|polic|ies
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1. A plan or course of action, especially one of an organization or government

#* The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers

1. A course of action thought to be prudent or advantageous; hence prudence or sagacity

#* Honesty is the best policy

1. A contract of insurance

#* Your insurance policy covers fire and theft only.

1. obsoletean illegal lottery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century USA (no plural)

#* Some policy players frequented policy shops

1. A statement of requirement, often used in an organisation to instruct personnel as to a specific course of action.

Translations
trans-top|a plan or course of action
Arabic: Arab|س�اسة IPAchar|(siy�sa) f
Chinese: �� (zhèngcè)
Dutch: beleid n
Finnish: politiikka, linja
French: politique f
German: Politik f
Hungarian: politika
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Italian: politica f
Japanese: �� (seisaku), �� (sisaku)
Korean: �� (jeongchaek)
Portuguese: política f
Russian: поли�ика (polítika) f
Spanish: política f
Swedish: politik f
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trans-top|a course of action thought to be prudent or advantageous
Finnish: linja, politiikka
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Japanese: �� (h�sin), ���� (porisī)
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trans-top|a contract of insurance
Arabic: ARchar|س�د تأ��� (sánad ta�mīn) m
Finnish: vakuutuskirja
French: police f
Hungarian: kötvény
Italian: polizza f
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Japanese: ���容 (k�yaku naiy�)
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trans-top|obsolete: an illegal lottery in early twentieth century USA
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trans-top|a statement of requirement
Finnish: toimintaohje, politiikka
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Japanese: �� (kisoku)
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ttbc|Afrikaans: beleid
ttbc|Arabic: Arab|س�اسة (siy�sa) f
ttbc|Dutch: beleid n
ttbc|French: politique f
ttbc|German: Politik f
ttbc|Italian: politica f, prassi f
ttbc|Portuguese: política f
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Related terms
fiscal policy
policy mix
monetary policy
to implement a policy
endowment policy

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