Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun polity

3 senses of polity

Sense 1
civil order, polity -- (the form of government of a social organization)
       => order -- (established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order")

Sense 2
polity -- (a politically organized unit)
       => organization, organisation -- (a group of people who work together)

Sense 3
polity -- (shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity")
       => administration, disposal -- (a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs))