Policy vs. Protocol
Policynoun
(obsolete) The art of governance; political science.
Policynoun
(obsolete) A state; a polity.
Policynoun
(obsolete) A set political system; civil administration.
Policynoun
(obsolete) A trick; a stratagem.
Policynoun
A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.
Policynoun
Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
Policynoun
Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft.
Policynoun
The grounds of a large country house.
Policynoun
(obsolete) Motive; object; inducement.
Policynoun
(law)
Policynoun
A contract of insurance.
Policynoun
A document containing or certifying this contract.
Policynoun
(obsolete) An illegal daily lottery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century USA on numbers drawn from a lottery wheel (no plural)
Policynoun
A number pool lottery
Policyverb
(transitive) To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.
Policynoun
Civil polity.
Policynoun
The settled method by which the government and affairs of a nation are, or may be, administered; a system of public or official administration, as designed to promote the external or internal prosperity of a state.
Policynoun
The method by which any institution is administered; system of management; course.
Policynoun
Management or administration based on temporal or material interest, rather than on principles of equity or honor; hence, worldly wisdom; dexterity of management; cunning; stratagem.
Policynoun
Prudence or wisdom in the management of public and private affairs; wisdom; sagacity; wit.
Policynoun
Motive; object; inducement.
Policynoun
A ticket or warrant for money in the public funds.
Policynoun
The writing or instrument in which a contract of insurance is embodied; an instrument in writing containing the terms and conditions on which one party engages to indemnify another against loss arising from certain hazards, perils, or risks to which his person or property may be exposed. See Insurance.
Policynoun
A method of gambling by betting as to what numbers will be drawn in a lottery; as, to play policy.
Policyverb
To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.
Policynoun
a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government;
Policynoun
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group;
Policynoun
written contract or certificate of insurance;
Policynoun
a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual
Policynoun
prudent or expedient conduct or action
Policynoun
a contract of insurance
Policynoun
an illegal lottery or numbers game
Policy
Policy is a deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent, and is implemented as a procedure or protocol.
Protocolnoun
The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document drawn up officially which forms the legal basis for subsequent agreements based on it.
Protocolnoun
An official record of a diplomatic meeting or negotiation; later specifically, a draft document setting out agreements to be signed into force by a subsequent formal treaty.
Protocolnoun
(international law) An amendment to an official treaty.
Protocolnoun
The first leaf of a roll of papyrus, or the official mark typically found on such a page.
Protocolnoun
The official formulas which appeared at the beginning or end of certain official documents such as charters, papal bulls etc.
Protocolnoun
(sciences) The original notes of observations made during an experiment; also, the precise method for carrying out or reproducing a given experiment.
Protocolnoun
The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state.
Protocolnoun
An accepted code of conduct; acceptable behaviour in a given situation or group.
Protocolnoun
(computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network.
Protocolnoun
(medicine) The set of instructions allowing a licensed medical professional to start, modify, or stop a medical or patient care order.
Protocolverb
To make a protocol of.
Protocolverb
To make or write protocols, or first drafts; to issue protocols.
Protocolnoun
The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.
Protocolnoun
The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.
Protocolnoun
A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.
Protocolverb
To make a protocol of.
Protocolverb
To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols.
Protocolnoun
(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
Protocolnoun
forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
Protocolnoun
code of correct conduct;
Protocolnoun
the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions
Protocolnoun
the accepted or established code of procedure or behaviour in any group, organization, or situation
Protocolnoun
the original draft of a diplomatic document, especially of the terms of a treaty agreed to in conference and signed by the parties
Protocolnoun
an amendment or addition to a treaty or convention
Protocolnoun
a formal or official record of scientific experimental observations
Protocolnoun
a procedure for carrying out a scientific experiment or a course of medical treatment
Protocolnoun
a set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.
