A polity is a political community or group of individuals who share political representation For example, people within a municipal boundary constitute a polity, because they vote for the same Municipal Council and are represented by the same Municipal Council
the way in which a church or denomination structures its organization and carries out its practice Historically the three most common polities are: hierarchical (Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican), presbyterial (Presbyterian churches), and congregational (Baptist, United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ)
A polity is an organized society, such as a nation, city, or church, together with its government and administration. the role of religious belief in a democratic polity. polities a particular form of political or government organization, or a condition of society in which political organization exists
The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole
A term used in discussing Social Organisation which means the largest social unit at any time This may be a band of hunter-gatherers, or a Grrek city-state, or an empire