"body politic" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bodies politic [plural]
Etymology: body + politic (postpositive adjective), calque of Latin corpus polīticum. Etymology templates: {{af|en|body|politic|pos2=postpositive adjective}} body + politic (postpositive adjective), {{cal|en|la|corpus polīticum|nocap=1}} calque of Latin corpus polīticum Head templates: {{en-noun|bodies politic}} body politic (plural bodies politic)
  1. (figurative) The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (collective body as politically organized): valtioruumis (Finnish), corps politique [masculine] (French), Gemeinwesen [neuter] (German), samhällskropp [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-body_politic-en-noun-Q0kAZBIJ Disambiguation of Collectives: 52 28 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms where the adjective follows the noun, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 19 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 82 7 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of English terms where the adjective follows the noun: 62 26 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 88 7 5 Disambiguation of 'collective body as politically organized': 69 28 4
  2. (figurative) The collective body of a nation or state as exercising political functions. Tags: figuratively Translations (collective body as exercising political functions): Staatswesen [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-body_politic-en-noun-y215ZtFg Disambiguation of 'collective body as exercising political functions': 30 66 3
  3. (archaic) A corporation. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-body_politic-en-noun-nYbPWCsO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: body politique [obsolete]

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