body politic
noun [ S ] uk/ˌbɒd.i ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪk/ us/ˌbɑː.di ˈpɑː.lə.tɪk/ bodies politic
政体
the people of a country, area, society, or group considered together as a single organized system, especially when this is being compared in some way to a human body
Politicians should tell the truth because lies corrupt the body politic. 政治家应该说真话，因为谎言会腐蚀整个政体。
Throughout history, people have mutually agreed to form a community and set up a body politic.
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- Citizens should vote because voting is the glue that holds the body politic together.
- The body politic is already sick beyond any judicial remedy, he declares.
- If capital flow stops then the body politic of capitalist society dies.
- The general promised to keep power for only as long as it took to cleanse the body politic.
- The concept of a body politic dates back to medieval times.
- This bill makes it clear that the council, as a body politic, has all the legal powers of an individual.