polity
Form of government
A polity is an organized society with a system of government—a state, nation, or other political unit: The city-states of ancient Greece were independent polities.
The term is broad enough to cover anything from a tribe to an empire.
Polity also refers to the form or structure of government itself: The polity of the early church was decentralized.
Sovereign political entity
- countrySovereign state or territory
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- principalityNoble-ruled territory
emirate · commonwealth · republic · territory · province · city-state · nation-state · protectorate
Supreme independent authority
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- democracyRule by the people
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
representation · legislature · parliament · senate · executive · judiciary · accountability · federalism
Organized communal human existence
- commonwealthState for public good
- collectiveJointly organized group
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- associationGroup with shared aim
union · league · confederation · alliance · coalition · fellowship · membership · solidarity
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- charterFounding organizational document
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- regimeSystem of governance
system · hierarchy · bureaucracy · administration · apparatus · machinery · infrastructure · code
Eligible voting body
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- populaceInhabitants of a place
- publicAvailable to all
- citizensMembers of a nation
subjects · people · demos · voting · suffrage · franchise · representation · participation
Church governing assembly
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- episcopateBishops as a body
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- papacyPope's office and authority
bishops · elders · laity · presbytery · consistory · congregation · vestry · see
nation
Sovereign political entity
- countrySovereign state or territory
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
principality · emirate · commonwealth · republic · territory · province · city-state · nation-state · protectorate · dominion
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- democracyRule by the people
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
jurisdiction · representation · legislature · parliament · senate · executive · judiciary · accountability · federalism · confederation
society
Organized communal human existence
- commonwealthState for public good
- collectiveJointly organized group
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
association · union · league · confederation · alliance · coalition · fellowship · membership · solidarity · cohesion
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- charterFounding organizational document
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
regime · system · hierarchy · bureaucracy · administration · apparatus · machinery · infrastructure · code · ordinance
electorate
Eligible voting body
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- populaceInhabitants of a place
- publicAvailable to all
citizens · subjects · people · demos · voting · suffrage · franchise · representation · participation · naturalization
synod
Church governing assembly
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- episcopateBishops as a body
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
papacy · bishops · elders · laity · presbytery · consistory · congregation · vestry · see · archdiocese
- church historychurch history, apostles, Protestant Reformation, Christian history, baptism
- ancient politicsAthenian democracy, polis, senate, archon, direct democracy
- AristotleLyceum, Metaphysics, logic, ethics, telos
- Anglican Politydioceses, parishes, synods, archbishops, bishops
- church governancediocese, episcopacy, parish councils, archdiocese, papacy
- Islamic governancecaliph, caliphate, sharia, sultanate, emirate
polityanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
lawlessness · statelessness · chaos · disorder · failed state
polityfragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
diaspora · dissolution · disintegration · balkanization · atomization
- police carLaw enforcement vehicle
- police stationLaw enforcement facility
- police officerLaw enforcement agent
- police chaseLaw enforcement pursuit
- police departmentOfficial law enforcement body
- political spectrumRange of belief systems
police, polite, policy, politics, political, politician, policies, politic, metropolis