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POL-uh-see/ˈpɒləsi/

A policy is an official plan: government policy, a school policy, foreign policy. It is also an insurance contract (an insurance policy). Rule can be one instruction; strategy is a broader method of winning. In speech, the official plan / the insurance papers covers the two senses. Do not mix them in one sentence without a cue, and do not use policy for a personal habit (that is a habit or a practice).

Meaning

A set of ideas or a plan used by a government, organisation, or person; also an insurance contract.

Examples

• “The school has a strict policy on mobile phones.”
• “The college updated its late-work policy before the mocks.”
• “Keep the policy number when you claim, which is the insurance sense.”

Good to know

a + organisation + policy; government policy. One instruction: rule. Insurance: an insurance policy. Not a personal habit. Keep senses apart.

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