Policy

Quick meaning: Policy is a noun meaning A document describing such a policy.

Meaning

A document describing such a policy.

More Meanings

1. Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
2. (now rare) Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft.
3. (Scotland, now chiefly in the plural) The grounds of a large country house.
4. A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body.
5. (obsolete) The art of governance; political science.
6. (obsolete) A state; a polity.
7. (obsolete) A set political system; civil administration.

Example Sentences

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

It's company policy that all mobile phones are forbidden in meetings.

I, 'policie? that's their profession, And not simplicity, as they suggest.

Federal policy is constructed in complex ways, involving legislation, regulation, and lobbying.

Word Forms

• policies
• policying
• policied

Synonyms for policy

Depending on context, synonyms include insurance.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include insurance, policymaking, legislation, regulation, regulatory, rule.

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