Policy

Definition: Policy

Policy

Noun

1. A line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation".

2. A plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies".

3. Written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "policy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Policy \Pol"i*cy\, noun; plural Policies. [Latin politia, Greek; compare to French police, Of. police. See Police, noun]. (references)

Economics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Policy

Action

Deed, act, overt act, touch, gest transaction, job, doings, dealings, proceeding, measure, step, maneuver, bout, passage, move, stroke, blow; coup, coup de main, coup d'etat; tour de force; (display); feat, exploit; achievement; (completion); handiwork, workmanship; manufacture; stroke of policy; (plan).

Caution

Coolness; Adjective: self-possession, self-command; presence of mind, sang froid; well-regulated mind; worldly wisdom, Fabian policy.

Conduct

Tactics, game, game plan, policy, polity; generalship, statesmanship, seamanship; strategy, strategics; plan.

Inaction

Noun: inaction, passiveness, abstinence from action; noninterference, nonintervention; Fabian policy, conservative policy; neglect.

Lateness

Delay, delation; cunctation, procrastination; deferring, deferral; Verb: postponement, adjournment, prorogation, retardation, respite, pause, reprieve, stay of execution; protraction, prolongation; Fabian policy, medecine expectante, chancery suit, federal case; leeway; high time; moratorium, holdover.

Plan

Role; policy; (line of conduct).

Measure, step; stroke, stroke of policy; master stroke; trump card, court card; cheval de bataille, great gun; coup, coup d'etat; clever stroke, bold stroke, good move, good hit, good stroke; bright thought, bright idea.

Crosswords: Policy

Nobody's gonna want to issue you a policy after this (Driving Miss Daisy; writing credit: Alfred Uhry)

Nothin' but a miserable little $500 equity in a life insurance policy. You're worth more dead than alive (It's a Wonderful Life; writing credit: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett and Frank Capra. based on the story 'The Greatest Gift' by Philip Van Doren Stern.)

Choose your words carefully, words have a habit of being turned into policy. (The Sum of All Fears; writing credit: Paul Attanasio)

It's policy now. (Schindler's List; writing credit: Steven Zaillian)

It's my policy never to read my reviews (Yellow Submarine; writing credit: Al Brodax; Jack Mendelsohn)

Honesty is the best policy -- when there is money in it. (references; author: Mark Twain)

No one should live by the early bird policy without finding out whether he classifies as a bird or a worm. (references; author: unknown)

Policy Man (1938)

The Policy Girl (1934)

Walter's Paying Policy (1926)

Honesty Is the Best Policy (1926)

A Matter of Policy (1923)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Absorbing Air Force Fighter Pilots: Parameters, Problems, and Policy Options (reference)

• The New Role of the Academies of Sciences in the Balkan Countries (NATO Asi Series. Partnership Sub-Series 4, Science and Technology Policy, Vol. 16) (reference)

• Strategic Management and Business Policy (8th Edition) (reference)

• Policy Reference Guide of the American Academy of Pediatrics: A Comprehensive Guide to AAP Policies Issued Through January 2000 (reference)

• Business and financial practices of the AARP : hearings before the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, June 13 and June 20, 1995 (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• National Correct Coding Policy Manual : Medicine Evaluation And Management Services Chapter 11 (reference)

• Policy Indicators For Higher Education - All 15 Wiche States (reference)

• Annual Report: Center For Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (reference)

• Energy Policy Act Of 1992 (reference)

• Alternatives Journal : Environmental Thought Policy & Action (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Honesty Is the Best Policy (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Policy of Truth (4mix) [CD-SINGLE] (reference)

• Policy of Truth [CD-SINGLE] [IMPORT] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Bps2000 2port Sfp Gbic Mda for Business Policy 2000 Switch (reference)

• Business Policy Switch 2000auto 24 10/100btx +1 Mda (reference)

• INTEL POLICY ACCELERATOR 100 (reference)

• OPTIVITY POLICY SERVICES FOR (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Larry Kramer, writer and early AIDS activist, asserted his concerns in animated dialog between the AIDS community and people who guided government policy.

[A speaker at the acquisition policy symposium]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

AIDS Impact On Public Policy. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

The reconstruction policy of Congress, as illustrated in California. Credit: Library of Congress.

A new kind of policy shop. Credit: Library of Congress.

Their policy is, naturally, to dispel fear and to inspire confidence. Credit: Library of Congress.

Maybe our Vichy policy wasn't as bad as some people seemed to think. Credit: Library of Congress.

South Carolina--the new Southern policy of the administration--demonstration of the citizens of Columbia upon the return of Governor Hampton, April 6th. Credit: Library of Congress.

Japan's premier faces the music--Baron Tanaka defends his policy before the opposition. Credit: Library of Congress.

Joseph P. Tumulty addressing crowd of American citizens of Polish birth or extraction, who called at the White House to present resolutions to President Wilson asking him to continue the present national policy in support of Polish independence. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

This I am sure, their civil policy is so new, so dangerous, and so destructive to both rulers and people, that as former ages never could bear the broaching of it; so it may be hoped, those to come, redeemed from the impositions of these Egyptian under-taskmasters, will abhor the memory of such servile flatterers, who, whilst it seemed to serve their turn, resolved all government into absolute tyranny, and would have all men born to, what their mean souls fitted them for, slavery. (Second Treatise of Government)

In its decision the tribunal will be guided by the highest motives of international policy, with a view to vindicating the solemn obligations of international undertakings and the validity of international morality. (reference)

That I feel is an open cause of policy of very great importance . ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law; for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It had this wretched fate, that it recalled neither the image of a great war nor of a great policy.

I did not know at first but it was the result of a wise policy.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Each Policy Statement includes references. (references)

Carefully read your health insurance policy. (references)

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)P. (references)

Business

It was responsible for overall policy. (references)

They set fiscal and monetary policy in Uzbekistan. (references)

They are also a reflection of a change in government policy. (references)

Children

Japan

Family court proceedings were not open to the public, a policy that has been criticized by family members of juvenile crime victims. (references)

Afghanistan

The Taliban's implementation of educational policy was inconsistent and varied from region to region, as well as over time. (references)

Lithuania

The new Civil Code (which entered into force in July) addresses relations between parents and children; however, the Government's commitment to children's rights is not fully reflected in its legislation and policy. (references)

Civil Liberties

India

The law does not contain provisions for processing refugees or asylum seekers in accordance with the 1951 U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, nor is there a clear national policy for the treatment of refugees. (references)

Oman

Until the promulgation of the Basic Charter, the Government did not have a policy on refugees or a tradition of harboring stateless or undocumented aliens. (references)

Vietnam

On October 19, the Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Court convicted Catholic Father Nguyen Van Ly and sentenced him to 15 years in prison--2 years for disobeying the "administrative probation" he was given in February after he submitted written testimony that was highly critical of the Government for its continued restrictions on the Catholic Church and other religions to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, and 13 years for damaging the Government's unity policy. (references)

Discrimination

United Kingdom

The Northern Ireland Equality Commission oversees antidiscrimination policy. (references)

Turkmenistan

However, cultural traditions and the Government's policy of promoting Turkmen nationalism limit the employment and educational opportunities of women and nonethnic Turkmen. (references)

Indonesia

The Guidelines of State Policy (legal statutes adopted by the MPR) explicitly state that women have the same rights, obligations, and opportunities as men. (references)

Economic History

Guatemala

The Defense Minister is responsible for policy. (references)

Tanzania

As a privatization strategy for TRC, the government's policy in principle is to retain ownership of assets-at least the rail track- and to involve the private sector in the investment and operations of rail assets through some form of long term contract-lease or concession. (references)

Morocco

Through a foreign exchange rate anchor and well-managed monetary policy, Morocco has held inflation rates to industrial country levels over the past decade. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

Before being fired by Vice President Francisco Reyes, Godoy played an instrumental role in revitalizing the Government's human rights policy, primarily by acknowledging and taking legal responsibility on behalf of the Government for cases involving grave human rights violations before organizations like the IACHR. (references)

Guatemala

They criticized the unilateral manner in which the Commission was created and its failure to embody the independence of a foundation or the thoroughgoing implementation of the Accords, including, for example, a national exhumation policy. (references)

Guatemala

COPREDEH, the President's own commission for human rights, came under attack from hard-liners within the Government opposed to the initiatives taken by the organization to advance a responsive and forward-looking human rights policy. (references)

Indigenous People

Indonesia

The laws provisions include: acknowledgement of the Government's shortcomings in governing Papua; acknowledgement of the special cultural identity of Papuans and recognition of indigenous rights; establishment of a Human Rights Commission to clarify the history of Papua; redirection a large percentage of local revenues from the central government to the province; and a stipulation that the provincial government has authority in all fields, except foreign policy, defense, monetary and fiscal policy, religion, and justice. (references)

Nicaragua

Critics of government policy cited extremely high unemployment rates, but calculation of reliable employment statistics was complicated because most of the working indigenous population on the Atlantic coast is engaged in subsistence fishing, farming, and mining. (references)

Japan

Under an 1899 law, the Government pursued a policy of forced assimilation, imposing mandatory Japanese-language education and denying the Ainu their right to continue traditional practices. (references)

Minorities

Japan

In 1996 the Home Affairs Ministry reversed the long-held national policy of opposition to localities lifting the Japanese nationality requirement for public servants. (references)

China

The Communist Party has an avowed policy of boosting minority representation in the Government and the CCP, and minorities constitute 14 percent of the National People's Congress, which is higher than their percentage in the population. (references)

Latvia

Owing to the Russification policy pursued during the Soviet era, ethnic Latvians constitute only 56 percent of the population, and 78 percent of citizens. (references)

Political Economy

PAKISTAN

The SBP uses the discount rate, reserve requirements and open market operations with government securities to conduct its monetary policy. (references)

PAKISTAN

The SBP has used a policy of tight domestic credit to limit depreciation of the rupee. (references)

JAPAN

Energy: The government of Japan has taken a number of steps to begin deregulating its energy sector, including allowing companies with captive power assets to market excess generating capacity to major factories and other major users in March 2000. Within the Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative under the US-Japan Economic Partnership for Growth framework, the U.S. government is encouraging Japan to speed up the process and create a more transparent and competitive environment for new entrants into the energy market. (references)

Political Rights

Hong Kong

The ability of the legislature to influence policy is limited substantially by Basic Law provisions that require separate majorities among members elected from geographical and functional constituencies in order to pass a bill introduced by an individual member and that prohibit the Legislative Council from putting forward bills that affect public expenditure, political structure, or government operations. (references)

Hong Kong

The Chief Executive's written consent is required before bills affecting government policy may be introduced. (references)

United Arab Emirates

The FNC has no legislative authority but it may question ministers and make policy recommendations to the Cabinet. (references)

Trade

Kenya

For example, in economic management, over 90 percent of the assistance goes to macroeconomic policy planning. (references)

Indonesia

World Bank structural adjustment lending has included two policy reform support loans focusing on financial sector restructuring, corporate restructuring, and governance, a social safety net adjustment loan, and a water sector adjustment loan. (references)

Greece

The bank acts as a financial and fiduciary agent for the government's monetary policy decisions. (references)

Travel

Italy

Travelers checks are accepted, but visitors should first inquire on the policy of the bank, hotel, or store before attempting to use them. (references)

Egypt

For international information regarding the DOD policy on specific carriers, travelers may contact the Pentagon at telephone (703) 697-7288. (references)

Thailand

Thai Customs Department policy and procedures on temporary entry of goods for business practices and exhibitions are described below . For further information, please contact Bangkok International Airport Customs House tel: (662) 535-1550, Public Relations Sub-Division, Customs Department tel: (662) 249-9017, 249-3298; Customs Department web site: www.customs.go.th or the Commercial Service Bangkok tel: (662) 205-5090. (references)

Women

Kazakhstan

The President and other members of the Government speak in favor of women's rights, and official state policy (adopted in 1997) states that constitutional prohibitions on sex discrimination must be supported by effective government measures; however, women are underrepresented severely in higher positions in state enterprises and overrepresented in low-paying and some menial jobs. (references)

Paraguay

Other groups include SUMANDO, an NGO that promotes educational reform and voter participation in elections; and SEFEM, which focuses on women and public policy and the participation of women in local development. (references)

Botswana

In 2000 Parliament passed a resolution calling for young women to be allowed to serve in the BDF "as soon as practicable." The Government and interested NGO's meet regularly to implement the long-term plan of action described in the National Policy on Women. (references)

Worker Rights

Malta

Unions and employers meet annually with government representatives to work out a comprehensive agreement regulating industrial relations and income policy. (references)

Papua New Guinea

It has no comprehensive policy on the problem; however, child labor other than in family subsistence agriculture or enterprises is rare. (references)

Pakistan

The ILO works with the Government, employers, workers, and NGO's to pursue the Government's policy and plan of action for child labor. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "policy": a tough policy ♦ acceptable Use Policy ♦ Accommodating policy ♦ active public information policy ♦ agricultural policy ♦ any one policy ♦ Belvedere Policy Document ♦ blanket insurance policy ♦ blanket policy ♦ budgetary policy ♦ centrally directed pay policy ♦ cheap money policy ♦ company policy ♦ condition precedent of the policy ♦ conjuctural policy ♦ conservative policy ♦ consistent policy ♦ contrary to the public policy ♦ corporate policy ♦ council on Environmental Policy ♦ debt policy ♦ defence policy ♦ defense policy ♦ disastrous policy ♦ distribution policy ♦ domestic policy ♦ easy monetary policy ♦ economic policy ♦ emission control policy ♦ endowment policy ♦ enlarged access policy ♦ environmental policy ♦ expansive policy ♦ Fabian policy ♦ Family Planning Policy ♦ farm policy ♦ financial policy ♦ Fire policy ♦ fiscal policy ♦ floating policy ♦ foreign policy ♦ Foreign Policy Centre ♦ general policy ♦ good neighboring policy ♦ halfway policy ♦ Health Policy ♦ honor a policy ♦ honor policy ♦ honour a policy ♦ honour policy ♦ imputed interest accruing to insurance policy holders ♦ income policy ♦ incomes policy ♦ industrial policy ♦ Institute for Policy Studies ♦ insurance policy ♦ insurance policy administration message ♦ Interest policy ♦ interstate policy ♦ it is certainly the best policy ♦ lending policy ♦ life policy ♦ marketing policy ♦ Mineral Policy Center ♦ monetary policy ♦ monetarye policy ♦ named policy ♦ national trading policy ♦ neutral policy ♦ Nutrition Policy ♦ of trade policy ♦ open door policy ♦ open market policy ♦ open policy ♦ open trade policy ♦ Organizational Policy ♦ ostrich policy ♦ overall policy ♦ passive public information policy ♦ policy adviser ♦ policy book ♦ policy change ♦ policy decision ♦ policy holder ♦ policy maker ♦ Policy Making ♦ policy of anticipatory abstention from bringing criminal charges ♦ policy of appeasement ♦ policy of compromise ♦ policy of prestige ♦ policy of protection ♦ policy of rapprochement ♦ policy of retaliation ♦ policy of state control ♦ policy planning and early warning unit ♦ policy shop ♦ policy signing office ♦ policy statement ♦ policy talks ♦ price support policy ♦ principle doctrine or policy. Additional references.

Beginning with "policy": policy-action, policy-actors, policy-advisory, policy-analysis, policy-based, policy-changing, policy-conscious, policy-coordinating, policy-decision, policy-determined, policy-determining, policy-driven, policy-executing, policy-execution, policy-executives, policy-focussed, policy-formation, policy-forming, policy-formulation, policy-goal, policy-holder, policy-holders, policy-implementation, policy-influentials, policy-initiating, policy-innovating, policy-issues, policy-led, policy-level, policy-lower, policy-maker, policy-makers, policy-making, policy-making-implementation, policy-minded, policy-obsessed, policy-orientated, policy-orientation, policy-oriented, policy-planning, policy-prescription, policy-recommendations, policy-related, policy-relevant, policy-research, policy-setters, policy-setting, policy-strings, policy-takers, policy-tools, policy-variant, policy-watchers, policy-writing.

Ending with "policy": foreign-policy, non-policy, public-policy.

Containing "policy": foreign-policy-making, Valued-policy law.

Afrikaans

beleid (discretion, generalship, musical time, politics, prudence, tact). (various references)

Albanian

politikë (politics), polici (constabulary, fuzz, gendarmerie, gendarmery, police), zhdërvjelltësi (agility, dexterity, lubricity), mençuri (discretion, intelligence, wisdom, wit), maturi (abstinence, carefulness, caution, cautiousness, chariness, circumspection, deliberation, discretion, forethought, Providence, prudence, wariness), linjë veprimi, dëshmi (attestation, bill, certificate, certification, deposition, document, evidence, licence, license, muniment, proof, sign, testimonial, testimony, witness), dëftesë (acknowledgement, note, quittance, receipt, voucher, warrant). (various references)

Arabic 

‏وثيقة التأمين, ‏حكمة (aphorism, discreetness, foresight, maxim, proverb, prudence, sagacity, sapience, say, sobering, wholesomeness, wisdom), ‏سياسة (politicking, politics), ‏سند (back, backlog, bolster, instrument, obligation, prop, repose, script, shore, support, sustenance), ‏خطة العمل, ‏خطة (counsel, course, forecast, idea, line of action, outline, plan, project, schedule, schema, tactic), ‏السياسة العامة (overall policy), ‏دهاء سياسي, ‏بوليصة. (various references)

Bulgarian 

съобразителност (acumen, acuteness, flexibility, gumption, resourcefulness), хазартна лотария, хитрост (archness, art, artfulness, artifice, deceitfulness, device, dodge, finesse, game, guile, overreach, ruse, shrewdness, slyness, stratagem, trick), курс на поведение, застрахователна полица (insurance), линия на поведение (course, path, proceeding), благоразумие (discretion, discrimination, prudence), политичност, политика (line, politics). (various references)

Chinese 

政策 . (various references)

Czech

politika (politics), pojistka (fuse, insurance), vláda (administration, governance, government, reign, rule, sceptre, state, sway), opatrnost (care, caution, precaution, prudence, wariness), chytrost (brightness, cleverness, craft, cunning, shrewdness). (various references)

Danish

politik (politics). (various references)

Dutch

polis (insurance policy), beleid (discretion, generalship, musical time, politics, prudence, tact). (various references)

Esperanto

politiko (politics), poliso (insurance policy), kondutmaniero. (various references)

Faeroese

tryggingarskjal (insurance policy). (various references)

Farsi 

مصلحت اندیشی , کاردانی (Resource, Skill, Tact), ورقه بیمه , سیاستمداری (Diplomacy, Statecraft, Statesmanship), سیاست (Diplomacy), سندمعلق به انجام شرطی , خطمشی (Channel), اداره یاحکومت کردن , بیمه نامه . (various references)

Finnish

politiikka (politics), toimintaperiaate, taktiikka (tactics), suuntaus (line, tendency, trend), menettelytapa (course of action, manner of proceeding). (various references)

French

politique (politic, political, politics). (various references)

Frisian

polityk (politics). (various references)

German

Politik (politics, politics [Pl.]), Versicherungsschein (insurance policy), Taktik (strategy, tactic, tactics), Police (insurance policy), Anstand (ambush, decency, decorum, demur, grace, hesitation, manners, modesty, seemliness, seemlinesses). (various references)

Greek 

πολιτική (politics). (various references)

Hebrew 

מדיניות, תעודת בטוח, פוליסה. (various references)

Hungarian

politika (politics), eljárásmód (procedure, proceeding, tack, tactics), vezérelv (guiding principle, rudder), államvezetés (administration, government, polity, statecraft). (various references)

Indonesian

polis, kebijaksanaan (discretion, prudence, wisdom, wit), kebijakan (wisdom), beleid. (various references)

Irish

polasaí. (various references)

Italian

politica (diplomacy, politics). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

施策 (measure). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ポリシー , ポリシ , しさく (composition of a poem, experiment, measure, meditation, speculation, stay, thinking, trial manufacture), さく (a harvest, a work, cord, crossout, curtail, fence, last, paling, pare, plan, plane, reduce, rope, scrape off, sharpen, shave, to alienate, to avoid, to bloom, to cede, to cleave, to cut up, to divide, to separate, to sever, to spare, to split, to tear, whittle, yesterday), ほうしん (absentmindedness, blister, gun barrel, herpes, honorific reference to another's kind intentions, honorific reference to another's letter, objective, peace of mind, plan, tidings of peach blossoms), ほうさく (abundant harvest, bumper crop, plan), せいさく (beginning of the month or the year, manufacture, New Year's Day, political measures, production, the calendar, work), かんばん (appearance, attraction, billboard, closing time, doorplate, dry plate, figurehead, poster, sign, signboard). (various references)

Korean 

방침 (Policies). (various references)

Malay

rencana (declaration of policy, platform, programme, statement of policy), acara (declaration of policy, platform, programme, statement of policy). (various references)

Manx

roonaght, reill (code, govern, order, principle, regulate, reign, rule), polaase, creenaght (art, astuteness, prudence, wisdom). (various references)

Papiamen

polítika (politics). (various references)

Pig Latin

olicypay.(various references)

Polish

program (declaration of policy, platform, programme, statement of policy). (various references)

Portuguese

política (politics, statecraft), apólice (insurance policy, share). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

apólice. (various references)

Romanian

tacticã (generalship, tactics), metodã (means, method, practice, process, school, system, way), diplomaţie (diplomacy). (various references)

Russian 

курс (course, path, rate, standard, tack), благоразумие (prudence), политика (ostrich policy, policy to, politics), полис (city state, city-state), парк (garden, pleasure-ground, stock). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

politika (politics), polisa, vrsta klađenja (pool, pools). (various references)

Spanish

política (politics, statecraft, tack), póliza (insurance policy). (various references)

Swedish

politik (politics). (various references)

Turkish

politika (politics), poliçe (bill of exchange, commercial paper), tedbir (caution, cautiousness, discretion, expedient, foresight, forethought, hedge, measure, precaution, protection, Providence, sparingness, step), siyaset (diplomacy, politics, statesmanship), sigorta belgesi, hareket tarzı (behavior, behaviour, course of action, manner, manners, proceeding), önlem (clampdown, countermeasure, diligence, expedient, foresight, forethought, hedge, maneuver, manoeuvre, measure, precaution, prevention, preventive, protection, provision, sparingness, step). (various references)

Turkmen 

syяasat (politics). (various references)

Ukrainian

страховий поліс (insurance), спритність (ability, activity, adroitness, agility, alertness, artfulness, cleverness, deftness, efficiency, knack, nimbleness, readiness, sleight), лінія поведінки (course), політичність, політика (politics). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự tin tưởng (faith, trust), sự sáng suốt (discernment, discrimination, insight, judiciousness, perspicacity), sự khôn khéo (savoir faire, savvy), khế ước (bond, contract), hợp đồng (compact, contract). (various references)

Welsh

polisi. (various references)

apodexis, politeia. (various references)

consilia, consilii, consiliis, consilio, consiliorum, consilium, consiliumque, politia, transgredere, transgredi, transgrediantur, transgrediar, transgrediaris, transgrediebatur, transgrediens, transgredientes, transgredientur, transgredieris, transgredietur, transgredimini, transgreditur, transgrediuntur, transgressi, transgressis, transgressus. (various references)

apodissa. (various references)

polizza. (various references)

police. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "policy": policyholder, policyholders. (additional references)

Words ending with "policy": impolicy. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Policy" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: colicy, Pagliacci, Palacky, Palissy, pelic, pholic, Pilic, ploicy, poily, polac, Polaca, polack, Polay, polcy, poleac, polic, Policey, Polich, polici, Policia, policie, polimy, poliocy, pollicid, Poloc, polock, polycye, polynya, Pulacayo, pulik. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: clip, clop, cloy, coil, coly, copy, loci, oily, pily, ploy, poly, pyic.

-3 letters: col, cop, coy, icy, lip, lop, oil, pic, ply, poi, pol, yip.

-4 letters: li, lo, op, oy, pi, yo.

+1 letter: pockily, pyloric.

+2 letters: choppily, croupily, epicotyl, impolicy, lipocyte, polyenic, polyuric, polyzoic, propylic, pyrrolic.

+3 letters: allotypic, amblyopic, complying, copiously, diplomacy, epicotyls, holotypic, lipocytes, lipolytic, lyophilic, lyophobic, micropyle, multicopy, mycophile, optically, oxyphilic, polygamic, polygenic, polymeric, polytypic, pyrolytic, topically.

+4 letters: captiously, compatibly, complexify, complexity, compliancy, complicacy, complicity, cryophilic, cyclopedia, cyclopedic, cytophilic, epicycloid, glycolipid, halophytic, holophytic, hyperbolic, hypergolic, lycopodium, microphyll, micropylar, micropyles, mycophiles, myopically, nontypical, nyctalopia, orphically, phonically, photically, photolytic, plyometric, poetically, polyatomic, polyclinic, polycyclic, polycystic, polydipsic, polymathic, polyphasic, polyphonic, preciously, proclivity, profligacy, psilocybin, spaciously, speciously, synoptical, topicality, tropically.