Definitions
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noun
A rule or plan that a government or company follows.
Examples
- The party has a policy of lowering taxes.
- It is company policy to ban phones in meetings.
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A written document that explains such a rule or an insurance deal.
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- Please print extra copies of this policy and post them.
- She read the insurance policy before signing.
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Wise and careful behavior, in old-fashioned use.
Examples
- He was found out because he disguised himself but not his spending.
- More care in hiding her trouble might have helped.
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Clever skill in politics, in old-fashioned use.
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- Policy was their trade, not simple honesty.
- Whether from belief or policy, he ruled like a god.
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The grounds around a big country house in Scotland.
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- A small wood stands near the house, called a policy in Scotland.
- He walked through the policies toward the big house.
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The study or skill of how to govern.
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- She studied policy at university before entering government.
- He was an expert in foreign policy.
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A state or country, in old-fashioned use.
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- The old books described each policy and its ruler.
- Neighboring policies often fought over trade routes.
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A system of government, in old-fashioned use.
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- The reforms changed the whole policy of the nation.
- The new law made a very different policy.
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A clever trick, in old-fashioned use.
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- Cunning policy did what force could not do.
- It was pure policy that won him the throne.
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A reason or goal behind an action, in old-fashioned use.
Examples
- What policy have you in doing him this favor?
- His only policy was to stay alive.