policy
English Thesaurus
1. a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | plan of action, |
| definition | : | a plan for actively doing something (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | activism, |
| definition | : | a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | centralism, |
| definition | : | the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | containment, |
| definition | : | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | moderationism, |
| definition | : | the policy of being moderate or acting with moderation (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | obscurantism, |
| definition | : | a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | thatcherism, |
| definition | : | (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ultramontanism, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope (noun.cognition) |
2. written contract or certificate of insurance (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | contract, |
| definition | : | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | floater, floating policy, |
| definition | : | an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location (noun.communication) |
3. a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | clericalism, |
| definition | : | a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | plank, |
| definition | : | an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | economic policy, |
| definition | : | a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | social policy, |
| definition | : | a policy of for dealing with social issues (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | party line, |
| definition | : | the policy of a political group (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | foreign policy, |
| definition | : | a policy governing international relations (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | zionism, |
| definition | : | a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine (noun.communication) |
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