policies
Rules for action
Policies are official guidelines or rules governing conduct, decisions, or procedures within an organization or system.
A company has policies on hiring and workplace behavior; governments set foreign and domestic policies.
Insurance policies are contracts specifying coverage terms.
The word often implies bureaucratic formality: It's against company policy.
Policy can also mean a course of action adopted as advantageous: Honesty is the best policy.
Set methods for tasks
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
frameworks · principles · criteria · specifications · manuals · instructions · checklists · advisories
Official enactment of statutes
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- ordinancesLocal government rules
decrees · acts · provisions · constitution · parliament · senate · cabinet · executive
Payments for insurance coverage
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- claimsStatements of truth
beneficiary · reinsurance · indemnity · adjuster · liability · annuities · exclusions · endorsement
Arranging for future events
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- approachWay of handling something
implementation · execution · reform · agenda · initiative · platform · objectives · priorities
procedures
Set methods for tasks
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- complianceAdhering to requirements
ethics · frameworks · principles · criteria · specifications · manuals · instructions · checklists · advisories · recommendations
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
ordinances · decrees · acts · provisions · constitution · parliament · senate · cabinet · executive · judiciary
premiums
Payments for insurance coverage
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
claims · beneficiary · reinsurance · indemnity · adjuster · liability · annuities · exclusions · endorsement · insurer
planning
Arranging for future events
approach · implementation · execution · reform · agenda · initiative · platform · objectives · priorities · stakeholders
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- Employee Trainingorientation, onboarding, safety training, skill building, mentoring
- ruleslaw, rule, guideline, bylaw, standard
- workplace policiescode of conduct, ethics, handbook, dress code, compliance
- HRhiring, human resources, recruiting, HR, onboarding
policiessuggestions
Proposed ideas or advice
recommendations · guidelines · advice · hints · preferences
policiesimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
spontaneity · playing it by ear · winging it · whims · impulses
policiesautonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
free choice · free will · self-determination · going rogue · latitude
- zero-tolerance policiesAutomatic penalties without discretion
- attendance policiesRules governing presence obligations
- administrative policiesOfficial organizational operating rules
- visa policiesRules governing foreign entry
- pricing policiesRules governing cost decisions
- insurance policiesContracts transferring financial risk