|  policy 
  
 
 1. a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group (Freq. 33)
 - it was a policy of retribution
 - a politician keeps changing his policies
 • Hypernyms:
 plan of action
 • Hyponyms:
 activism, beggar-my-neighbor policy, beggar-my-neighbour policy, beggar-my-neighbor strategy, beggar-my-neighbour strategy,
 centralism, containment, moderationism, obscurantism, Thatcherism, ultramontanism
 2. a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government (Freq. 25)
 - they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation
 • Hypernyms:
 argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line
 • Hyponyms:
 clericalism, plank, economic policy, social policy, party line,
 foreign policy, zero-tolerance policy, Zionism
 3. written contract or certificate of insurance (Freq. 2)
 - you should have read the small print on your policy
 • Syn:
 insurance policy, insurance
 • Hypernyms:
 contract
 • Hyponyms:
 floater, floating policy
 
 
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