body politic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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politic [Brit ˈpɒlɪtɪk, Am ˈpɑləˌtɪk] ADJ

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body [Brit ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑdi] N

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Translations for body politic in the English»French Dictionary

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politic [ˈpɒlɪtɪk, Am ˈpɑ:lə-] ADJ

body <-ies> [ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑ:di] N

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A constitution is simply those laws which constitute the body politic, from statute, case law and convention.
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These two bodies form one indivisible unit, with the body politic superior to the body natural.
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However, you will not prevail forever against the angry masses of the body politic.
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On the other hand, the body politic is a spiritual body which can not be affected by mortal infirmities such as disease and old age.
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To prevent large private organizations from thus dominating the body politic, distributism applies this principle of subsidiarity to economic as well as to social and political action.
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Two days later, over 30 men signed a document forming a new civil body politic.
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The ancients developed an enduring metaphor for a polity's evolution: they drew an analogy between an individual human's life cycle, and developments undergone by a body politic.
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A constituent of his governing body politic as well as to the greatest ruler the sun.
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He enforced honesty in governance, streamlined process, and protected the body politic, earning him lasting acclaim.
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There are, in the body politic, economic and social, many and grave evils, and there is urgent necessity for the sternest war upon them.
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