Definition of body politic Body politic
bod•y pol•i•tic
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What does body politic mean?
WordNet
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| body politic - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" | ||
| state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica | ||
| political entity, political unit a unit with political responsibilities | ||
| commonwealth country any of the countries in the British Commonwealth | ||
| developing country a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically | ||
| dominion one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth | ||
| estate of the realm, the three estates, estate a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights | ||
| foreign country any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to" | ||
| reich the German state | ||
| renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state a state that does not respect other states in its international actions | ||
| suzerain a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs | ||
| sea power naval strength | ||
| great power, major power, superpower, world power, power a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world | ||
| city-state, city state a state consisting of a sovereign city | ||
| ally a friendly nation | ||
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Wiktionary 
- body politic (Noun)
The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized, or as exercising political functions. - body politic (Noun)
A corporation.
