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A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body and implemented by its actions.
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A document describing such a policy.
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Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
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(now rare) Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft.
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(Scotland, now chiefly in the plural) The grounds of a large country house.
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(obsolete) The art of governance; political science.
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(obsolete) A state; a polity.
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(obsolete) A set political system; civil administration.
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(obsolete) A trick; a stratagem.
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(obsolete) Motive; object; inducement.