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1. pol·i·cy

   /ˈpäləsē/

   noun

   • 1. a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual: "the administration's controversial economic policies" Similar plans, strategy, proposed action, blueprint, approach, ... morescheme, stratagem, program, schedule, code, system, guidelines, intentions, notions, theory, line, position, stance, attitude, practice, custom, procedure, wont, way, tack, routine, matter of course, style, pattern, convention, mode, rule
   • ▪ prudent or expedient conduct or action: "a course of policy and wisdom"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French policie ‘civil administration’, via Latin from Greek politeia ‘citizenship’, from politēs ‘citizen’, from polis ‘city’.

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