plural policies
often attributive
1
a
: prudence or wisdom in the management of affairs
b
: management or procedure based primarily on material interest
2
a
: a definite course or method of action selected from among alternatives and in light of given conditions to guide and determine present and future decisions
b
: a high-level overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures especially of a governmental body
plural policies
1
: a writing whereby a contract of insurance is made
2
a
: a daily lottery in which participants bet that certain numbers will be drawn from a lottery wheel
b
Examples of policy in a Sentence
Noun (1)
it's always been my policy not to spread rumors
you should have exercised greater policy in your online relationships and not divulged so much personal information
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Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
But after the initial transition, some organizations insisted on returning to the old way of doing things, enforcing rigid in-office policies that employees had grown resistant to.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The Finnish central bank chief is also a member of the governing board of the European Central Bank, which makes decisions on monetary policy for the euro zone.
—Chloe Taylor,sawdah Bhaimiya,jenni Reid, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry, on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Politics ‘Stupid’: Alan Simpson gores GOP on immigration, Obama on budget
March 28, 2013
Simpson had a huge impact on immigration law and policy.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
But after the initial transition, some organizations insisted on returning to the old way of doing things, enforcing rigid in-office policies that employees had grown resistant to.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The Finnish central bank chief is also a member of the governing board of the European Central Bank, which makes decisions on monetary policy for the euro zone.
—Chloe Taylor,sawdah Bhaimiya,jenni Reid, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry, on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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policy
1 of 2 noun
pol·i·cy
ˈpäl-ə-sē 
plural policies
: a course of action chosen in order to guide people in making decisions
a country's foreign policy
policy
2 of 2 noun
plural policies
: a document that contains the agreement made by an insurance company with a person whose life or property is insured
Legal Definition
policy
1 of 2 noun
pol·i·cy
ˈpä-lə-sē
plural policies
: an overall plan, principle, or guideline
especially
: one formulated outside of the judiciary
obligated to consider legislative policy on the matter in their decision
policy
2 of 2 noun
plural policies
: a contract of insurance
also
: the written instrument of such a contract
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