Definitions

policy

[pol-uh-see] / ˈpɒl ə si /

NOUN

procedure, tactics

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action administration approach arrangement behavior code guideline management method plan practice program protocol rule scheme strategy theory

STRONG

channels course custom design line order organization polity stratagem tenet

WEAK

red tape the book the numbers

Antonyms

STRONG

disorganization

Example Sentences

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He said any policy would be developed "thoughtfully and lawfully", adding the council "should inform and serve residents, not campaign at them".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Despite this, the nonprofit isn’t seeking to adopt the policy within target-setting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But it is officials on the Canary Islands, where that policy should play out, who are most damning.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

—The dollar traded steady as investors considered the latest developments in the Middle East conflict and Wednesday’s U.S. inflation data ahead of the June 17 Federal Reserve policy decision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Soon the storm will break loose,” he said to Oleg Troyanovsky, one of his top foreign policy aides, when they were back in the premier’s office in Moscow.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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