policy
A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity applies or seeks to follow,…A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body.
» He had decided on a new policy.
Er hatte über eine neue Politik entschieden.
Er hat sich für eine neue Politik entschieden.
Он решился на новую политику.
Він вибрав нову політику.
Meaning
14 senses(countable, uncountable)A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body.
The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers.
It's company policy that all mobile phones are forbidden in meetings.
Politik, Handlungsgrundsatz, Vorgehensweise
поли́тикаpolítika, ли́нияlínija, курсkurs
полі́тикаpolítyka
(countable, uncountable)A document describing such a policy.
Please print extra copies of this policy and post them where it will be easy for everyone to see.
(countable, uncountable)Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
Geschicklichkeit, Umsicht, Vorsicht
поли́тикаpolítika
(Scotland, countable, in the plural, uncountable)The grounds of a large country house.
A contract of insurance.
Versicherungspolice, Police
по́лисpólis
written contract or certificate of insurance
A document containing or certifying this contract.
Your insurance policy covers fire and theft only.
A number pool lottery
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The art of governance; political science.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A state; a polity.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A set political system; civil administration.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A trick; a stratagem.
Examples
505 sentencesHe had decided on a new policy.
Він вибрав нову політику.
ruОн решился на новую политику.
deEr hatte über eine neue Politik entschieden.
That's not our policy.
Це не наша політика.
ruЭто не в наших правилах.
Honesty is not always the best policy.
Чесність — не завжди найкраща політика.
ruЧестность не всегда лучшая политика.
deEhrlichkeit ist nicht immer das beste Vorgehen.
Our policy is to satisfy our customers.
Наша політика полягає в тому, щоб задовільняти наших клієнтів.
deUnser Grundsatz ist es, den Kunden zufriedenzustellen.
That's our policy.
Це наша політика.
ruЭто наша политика.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English policie, from Old French policie, pollicie and police, from Late LatinFrom Middle English policie, from Old French policie, pollicie and police, from Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”). Doublet of police, polis (“police”), and polity.
From Middle French police, from Italian polizza, from Medieval Latin apodissa (“receipt for money”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόδειξις (apódeixis, “proof, declaration”). Doublet of apodixis.
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Forms
plural: policiesSynonyms
3 synonyms- written contract or certificate of insurance:insurance policyinsurance
Word family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- best best policy
- a new policy
- new policy
- best policy