polity

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From Middle French politie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of police, policy, and polis (“police”).

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: държавно устройство (dǎržavno ustrojstvo) — organizational structure and governance
• Chinese Mandarin: 政體 /政体 (zhèngtǐ) — organizational structure and governance
• Czech: (politické) zřízení — organizational structure and governance
• Dutch: bestuursvorm — organizational structure and governance
• Dutch: staatsbestel — organizational structure and governance
• Dutch: leden van een gemeenschap — organizational structure and governance
• Finnish: hallinto — organizational structure and governance
• Finnish: hallintokoneisto — organizational structure and governance
• German: Gemeinwesen — organizational structure and governance
• Greek: πολίτευμα (polítevma) — organizational structure and governance
• Hungarian: intézményrendszer — organizational structure and governance
• Hungarian: államigazgatás — organizational structure and governance
• Hungarian: közigazgatás — organizational structure and governance
• Japanese: 政体 (seitai) — organizational structure and governance
• Portuguese: regime — organizational structure and governance
• Russian: строй (stroj) — organizational structure and governance
• Russian: устро́йство (ustrójstvo) — organizational structure and governance
• Russian: режи́м (režím) — organizational structure and governance
• Russian: фо́рма правле́ния (fórma pravlénija) — organizational structure and governance
• Spanish: régimen — organizational structure and governance
• Czech: uskupení — politically organized unit
• Dutch: staatsvorm — politically organized unit
• Dutch: staatsbestel — politically organized unit
• Finnish: hallintoalue — politically organized unit
• French: politie — politically organized unit
• Middle French: politie — politically organized unit
• Greek: πολιτεία (politeía) — politically organized unit
• Ancient Greek: πολιτεία (politeía) — politically organized unit
• Hungarian: államalakulat — politically organized unit
• Hungarian: politikai entitás/közösség — politically organized unit
• Hungarian: állam — politically organized unit
• Latin: polītīa — politically organized unit
• Mongolian: ᠲᠥᠷᠥ (törö) — politically organized unit
• Mongolian: ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ (ǰasaɣ) — politically organized unit
• Mongolian: төр (tör) — politically organized unit
• Mongolian: засаг (zasag) — politically organized unit
• Pohnpeian: wehi — politically organized unit
• Portuguese: estado — politically organized unit
• Romanian: politie — politically organized unit
• Spanish: estado — politically organized unit
• Swedish: statsbildning — politically organized unit