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polis
Greek · ancient
"a city, a state"
a city, a state, the root behind matters of civic governance
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police
Old French · medieval
"civil administration"
carried into French for civil administration and governance
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policy
English · 1400s
"a course of action adopted by a government or organization"
settled as the English word for a course of action adopted by a government or organization
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