policy
Synonyms:
acumen, art, astuteness, principle, rule, skill, strategy.
Related Words:
action, administration, approach, arrangement, behavior, code, custom, guideline, management, method, plan, polity, practice, program, protocol, scheme, stratagem, theory.
Antonyms:
ingenuousness, naiveté.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English policie government, civil administration < Middle French < Latin polītīa polity. C14: from Old French policie, from Latin polītīa administration, polity. —Dictionary.com * // First Known Use of policy: Noun: 15th century. History and Etymology for policy: Noun: Middle English policie government, policy, from Middle French police, policie — more at police entry 2. —Merriam-Webster *
acumen, art, astuteness, principle, rule, skill, strategy.
Related Words:
action, administration, approach, arrangement, behavior, code, custom, guideline, management, method, plan, polity, practice, program, protocol, scheme, stratagem, theory.
Antonyms:
ingenuousness, naiveté.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English policie government, civil administration < Middle French < Latin polītīa polity. C14: from Old French policie, from Latin polītīa administration, polity. —Dictionary.com * // First Known Use of policy: Noun: 15th century. History and Etymology for policy: Noun: Middle English policie government, policy, from Middle French police, policie — more at police entry 2. —Merriam-Webster *