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policies

The correct spelling is policies.

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noun

Say it like: Pol-isee-s

The correct spelling is policies. A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body. For example: "The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers."

Usage Examples

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.
  2. 2.Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
  3. 3.Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft.
  4. 4.(now chiefly in the plural) The grounds of a large country house.
  5. 5.The art of governance; political science.

verb

  1. 1.To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.

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