policy

/'pɔlisi/

Thân thiện

The company's new policy requires employees to wear identification badges at all times.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A written contract or certificate of insurance: A formal document detailing the terms of an insurance agreement.
   • A plan or course of action adopted by a government, organization, or individual: A set of ideas, principles, or rules that guide decisions and actions.
   • Prudence or wisdom in practical affairs: (Archaic) Shrewdness or sagacity in management or conduct.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Insurance):
  • You should review the terms of your policy carefully.
  • The insurance company sent a copy of the new policy.
• Noun (Plan of Action):
  • The company's privacy policy protects user data.
  • The government announced a new economic policy.
  • It is my policy to be honest in all dealings.

Advanced Usage

• "To take out a policy": To purchase an insurance contract.
  • He took out a life insurance policy to protect his family.
• "Policyholder": The person or entity that owns an insurance policy.
  • The policyholder must sign the claim form.
• "Policy-making": The process of creating policies.
  • She works in public policy-making.

Variants and Related Words

• Policymaker (n): A person responsible for making policies, especially in government or large organizations.
• Policywise (adv): In terms of policy.
  • Policywise, this decision is sound.

Synonyms

• Insurance contract: For the document sense.
• Plan, strategy, guideline, protocol: For the course of action sense.
• Wisdom, prudence: For the archaic sense.

Related Phrases

• Honesty is the best policy: (Idiom) It is best to be honest.
  • Even when it's difficult, remember that honesty is the best policy.
• Foreign policy: A government's strategy in dealing with other nations.
  • The summit focused on issues of foreign policy.
• Domestic policy: A government's plans relating to internal affairs of the country.
  • Healthcare reform is a key part of their domestic policy.

Idioms

• An open-door policy: A policy of allowing people to enter, join, or access something freely.
  • The manager has an open-door policy for employee concerns.

Học thuật

Noun

1. written contract or certificate of insurance
   • you should have read the small print on your policy
2. a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
   • they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation
3. a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
   • it was a policy of retribution
   • a politician keeps changing his policies

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