Meaning
A plan or set of rules that a government, company, or person follows.
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Word origin
From Old French policie, from Latin politia, the state, from Greek polis, a city.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- polis
- English cognates
- police, politics
Examples
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A policy is a set of rules that people must follow.
housing .
Here "policy" means an official plan of action.
Honesty .
This old saying means it is always wisest to tell the truth.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 2: policy, useful, temperature and 7 more words.