Policy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːlɪsi/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒlɪsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒlɪsi/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːlɪsi/.

Examples

it was a policy of retribution
a politician keeps changing his policies
they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insurance policy insurance

Parts of Speech

noun	a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group “it was a policy of retribution”
noun	a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government “they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation”
noun	written contract or certificate of insurance “you should have read the small print on your policy”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Politik

ein Aktionsplan, der von einer Einzelperson oder einer sozialen Gruppe angenommen wird

🇫🇷French

politique

un plan d'action adopté par un individu ou un groupe social

🇪🇸Spanish

política

Un plan de acción adoptado por un individuo o grupo social.

🇮🇹Italian

politica

un piano d’azione adottato da un individuo o da un gruppo sociale

🇳🇱Dutch

beleid

een actieplan aangenomen door een individu of een sociale groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

política

um plano de ação adotado por um indivíduo ou grupo social

🇷🇺Russian

политика

план действий, принятый отдельным лицом или социальной группой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीति

किसी व्यक्ति या सामाजिक समूह द्वारा अपनाई गई कार्य योजना

🇧🇩Bengali

নীতি

একটি ব্যক্তি বা সামাজিক গোষ্ঠী দ্বারা গৃহীত কর্ম পরিকল্পনা

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்கை

ஒரு தனிநபர் அல்லது சமூகக் குழுவால் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட செயல் திட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విధానం

ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా సామాజిక సమూహం ఆమోదించిన కార్యాచరణ ప్రణాళిక

🇮🇳Marathi

धोरण

वैयक्तिक किंवा सामाजिक गटाने स्वीकारलेली कृती योजना

🇮🇳Gujarati

નીતિ

વ્યક્તિગત અથવા સામાજિક જૂથ દ્વારા અપનાવવામાં આવેલી ક્રિયાની યોજના

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀತಿ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಗುಂಪು ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಯೋಜನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നയം

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയോ സാമൂഹിക ഗ്രൂപ്പോ സ്വീകരിച്ച പ്രവർത്തന പദ്ധതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੀਤੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਅਪਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੀ ਯੋਜਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پالیسی

ایک فرد یا سماجی گروپ کے ذریعہ اپنایا گیا عمل کا منصوبہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

政策

个人或社会团体通过的行动计划

🇯🇵Japanese

ポリシー

個人または社会集団によって採用された行動計画

🇰🇷Korean

정책

개인이나 사회 집단이 채택한 행동 계획

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chính sách

một kế hoạch hành động được thông qua bởi một cá nhân hoặc một nhóm xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

นโยบาย

แผนปฏิบัติการที่บุคคลหรือกลุ่มสังคมนำมาใช้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebijakan

rencana tindakan yang diadopsi oleh individu atau kelompok sosial

🇵🇭Filipino

patakaran

isang plano ng aksyon na pinagtibay ng isang indibidwal o panlipunang grupo

🇲🇾Malay

dasar

pelan tindakan yang diterima pakai oleh individu atau kumpulan sosial

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سياسة

خطة عمل يتبناها فرد أو مجموعة اجتماعية

🇮🇷Persian

سیاست

برنامه عملی که توسط یک فرد یا گروه اجتماعی اتخاذ شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

politika

bir birey veya sosyal grup tarafından benimsenen eylem planı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְדִינִיוּת

תוכנית פעולה שאומצה על ידי יחיד או קבוצה חברתית

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