Polity
Translation- Polity
Polity (Greek: Πολιτεία or Πολίτευμα transliterated as "Politeía" or "Políteuma") was originally a term used in
Ancient Greece to refer to the many Greekcity states that had an assembly of citizens as part of the political process.Suffrage did not include women, slaves, serfs, or resident aliens. Thus, voting citizens usually included only a minority of the adult males.Today it is usually a general term that refers to the political organization of a group. It is often used to describe a loosely organized society such as a
tribe orcommunity , but can mean any political group including agovernment orempire ,corporation oracademy . It is also used in the phrase "ecclesiastical polity" as a synonym ofchurch government .ee also
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*Body politic
*Ecclesiastical polity
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