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policy

noun

ˈpɒl.ə.si

Meaning

A course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual; a contract of insurance.

a course of action adopted by a government, organization, or individual

a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual

Effective policies drive national development.

The company has a strict policy against smoking.

The company revised its privacy policy last month.

strategy, plan, approach, guideline, procedure, protocol, guidelines, rule, regulation

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strategy, plan, approach, guideline, procedure, protocol

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strategy, plan, procedure, guidelines

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rule, guideline, strategy, regulation

chaos, disorganization, randomness, anarchy, confusion, disorder, improvisation

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chaos, disorganization, randomness, anarchy, confusion, disorder

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chaos, disorder, improvisation

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disorder, chaos

foreign policy, company policy, insurance policy, government policy, policy decision

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foreign policy, company policy, insurance policy

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government policy, company policy, insurance policy, policy decision

the condition or process of deteriorating; reduction to a lower or worse state

The criminal world of organized crime or the mythical world of the dead.

the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container

concern and distress caused by something unexpected; consternation or alarm

a tall, pointed hat worn by bishops; also a type of joint made between two pieces of material

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something; uncertainty or confusion.