polity

English Thesaurus

1. shrewd or crafty management of public affairs (noun.act)

hypernym	:	administration, disposal,
definition	:	a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) (noun.act)

2. a politically organized unit (noun.group)

hypernym	:	organisation, organization,
definition	:	a group of people who work together (noun.group)

hyponym	:	authorities, government, regime,
definition	:	the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group)

3. the form of government of a social organization (noun.state)

hypernym	:	order,
definition	:	established customary state (especially of society) (noun.state)