Synonyms for policy
ˈpɒl ə sipol·i·cy

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1. policy

   Polity is the permanent system of government of a state, a church, or a society; policy is the method of management with reference to the attainment of certain ends; the national polity of the United States is republican; each administration has a policy of its own. Policy is often used as equivalent to expediency; as, many think honesty to be good policy. Polity used in ecclesiastical use serves a valuable purpose in distinguishing that which relates to administration and government from that which relates to faith and doctrine; two churches identical in faith may differ in polity, or those agreeing in polity may differ in faith. Compare LAW.

   Synonyms:
   constitution, form of government, polity, system of government

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1. policy

   Synonyms:
   plan, device, system, prudence, management, cunning

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1. policynoun

   a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

   "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"

   Synonyms:
   insurance, insurance policy

2. policynoun

   a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

   "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"

   Synonyms:
   insurance, insurance policy

3. policy, insurance policy, insurancenoun

   written contract or certificate of insurance

   "you should have read the small print on your policy"

   Synonyms:
   insurance, indemnity, insurance policy

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1. • Argumentation
   • Contract
   • Plan Of Action

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1. exclusionism

   Submitted by rinat on August 7, 2019  

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1. policynoun

   Synonyms:
   administration, management, government, rule, mode of management, course of action

2. policynoun

   Synonyms:
   cunning, art, address, skill, prudence, shrewdness

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1. List of paraphrases for "policy":

   political, policies, politics, strategic, politique, normative, policy-making, política, policymaking, directive, politician, politik, orientation, guidance, regulatory, politiques, politically

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1. Jason Furman:

   They are between a rock and a hard place in economic policy, it's a serious economic situation that is largely of their own making and largely reflects the consequences of not following a set of international rules.

2. The DOJ:

   While rare, Justice Department follows the established procedures within Justice Department media guidelines policy when seeking legal process to obtain telephone toll records and non-content e-mail records from media members as part of a criminal investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified information.

3. Karin Martin:

   In terms of acknowledging there is a better type of policy and practice, I don't think it's widespread at all yet.

4. Kathy Lien:

   Friday's U.S. retail sales report is important for the dollar but unless spending contracts sharply, it will not alter the market's expectations for Fed policy, in fact with average hourly earnings on the rise and payrolls increasing more than expected, chances are the report will breathe new life into the dollar.

5. Edward Snowden on Thursday:

   We see that in many countries around the world governments are aggressively pressing for more power, more authority, more surveillance rather than less, in every case these policy proposals that work against the public are being billed as public safety programs.