plural polities
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
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The Korean polity is deeply divided and the leftist opposition Democratic Party (DP) just might win an election if Yoon is removed.
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Control Risks, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The Palestinian territories, Taiwan, Western Sahara, and other polities that are not broadly recognized as sovereign states will be especially vulnerable.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Entire polities—Great Moravia, Galicia-Volhynia, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Kingdom of Poland, the Habsburg Empire (later Austria-Hungary), Imperial Russia, the Western Ukrainian National Republic, the Soviet Union—that once held sway over the city have come and gone.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Mar. 2022
This is not a unitary polity, where the president decides for everyone, but 50 sovereign states that joined in union.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Control Risks, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The Palestinian territories, Taiwan, Western Sahara, and other polities that are not broadly recognized as sovereign states will be especially vulnerable.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Entire polities—Great Moravia, Galicia-Volhynia, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Kingdom of Poland, the Habsburg Empire (later Austria-Hungary), Imperial Russia, the Western Ukrainian National Republic, the Soviet Union—that once held sway over the city have come and gone.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Mar. 2022
This is not a unitary polity, where the president decides for everyone, but 50 sovereign states that joined in union.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for polity
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“Polity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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