body+politic
21body politic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An organized geopolitical unit: country, land, nation, polity, state. See POLITICS, TERRITORY …
22body politic — noun the people of a nation or society considered as an organized group of citizens …
23body politic — noun (singular) formal all the people in a nation forming a state under the control of a single government …
24body politic — A social compact by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by laws for the common good. Munn v Illinois, 94 US 113, 124, 24 L Ed 77, 84 …
25the body politic — formal : all the people in a particular country considered as a single group The article examines the language politicians use to appeal to the body politic. • • • Main Entry: ↑body politic …
26(the) body politic — the body politic UK US noun formal all the people of a nation considered as a single group because of their combined political power Thesaurus: inhabitants, citizens and citizenshiphyponym …
27Politic — Pol i*tic, a. [L. politicus political, Gr. ? belonging to the citizens or to the state, fr.? citizen: cf. F. politique. See {Police}, and cf. {ePolitical}.] 1. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See… …
28Body — Bod y, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the… …
29Body cavity — Body Bod y, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the… …
30Body cloth — Body Bod y, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the… …
