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In a now famous clip, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) was asked what percentage of Congress smokes.

One case which did garner some mainstream media attention was that of Chrissy Lee Polis.

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is another Democrat frustrated by the highly visible and political failure of the civil unions bill.

His father coined the word “poliatrist”, meaning a healer of the polis or city.

Frank is retiring, Baldwin is running for the Senate, and Polis and Ciciline are up for reelection.

It would have gone hard with them as they left the cage, but someone whispered, "Here's the polis!"

Wan day a captain an' a squad iv polis backed th' wagon up to th' dure iv th' palace an' rung th' bell.

I 've a bit of paper for you somewhere, from one you know, if them blackguards the 'polis' has not made me lose it.

The constitution of the polis is a Phœnician invention, even this has been imitated by the Hellenes.

The Greek polis and the αἱεν ἁριστεὑειν grew up out of mutual enmity.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to polis, such as: capital, center, downtown, metropolis, municipality, and place.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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