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Polity
The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole.
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The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office…
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The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines.
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Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system
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The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.
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of Authority
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The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.
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Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system.
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