body politic
body politic · bodies politic
Gemeinwesen, Staatswesen
The collective body of a nation or state as politically organizedThe collective body of a nation or state as politically organized.
Meaning
3 senses(figuratively)The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized.
Gemeinwesen
a politically organized body of people under a single government
(figuratively)The collective body of a nation or state as exercising political functions.
Staatswesen
(archaic)A corporation.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
collective body as politically organized:
collective body as exercising political functions:
Origin
From body + politic (postpositive adjective), calque of Latin corpus polīticum.From body + politic (postpositive adjective), calque of Latin corpus polīticum.
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Forms
plural: bodies politic| Singular | body politic |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a politically organized body of people under a single government:statenationcountrylandcommonwealthres publica
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular