Definitions

policy

[pol-uh-see] / ˈpɒl ə si /

NOUN

procedure, tactics

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action administration approach arrangement behavior code guideline management method plan practice program protocol rule scheme strategy theory

STRONG

channels course custom design line order organization polity stratagem tenet

WEAK

red tape the book the numbers

Antonyms

STRONG

disorganization

Example Sentences

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Since the first season, Kripke has kept an open-door policy with his actors, giving them an opportunity to voice concerns about their characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Investors await inflation data that will set the stage for a highly anticipated Fed policy decision next week and tech stocks in the U.S. looked set to extend Tuesday’s losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Charles Schwab is an exception, lacking an anti-flipping policy for IPOs, while other brokers aim to prevent price destabilization.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

One company hoping to avoid any "World Cup sickies" is Birmingham-based digital agency Pull the Pin where founder Sam Hufton has expanded the firm's flexible working policy.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Yet the fact remains that ordinary Germans banded together to protest a Nazi policy.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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