Polity vs. Governance

Politynoun

(politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.

Politynoun

(political science) A politically organized unit; a state.

Politynoun

The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole.

Politynoun

Hence: The form or constitution by which any institution is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the foundation of any human institution.

Politynoun

Policy; art; management.

Politynoun

the form of government of a social organization

Politynoun

a politically organized unit

Politynoun

shrewd or crafty management of public affairs;

Polity

A polity is an identifiable political entity—any group of people who have a collective identity, who are organized by some form of institutionalized social relations, and have a capacity to mobilize resources. A polity can be any other group of people organized for governance (such as a corporate board), the government of a country, country subdivision, or a sovereign state.

Governancenoun

The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.

Governancenoun

The specific system by which a political system is ruled.

Governancenoun

The group of people who make up an administrative body.

Governancenoun

The state of being governed.

Governancenoun

(management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.

Governancenoun

Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.

Governancenoun

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;

Governancenoun

the act of governing; exercising authority;

Governance

Governance is all the processes of interaction be they through the laws, norms, power or language of an organized society over a social system (family, tribe, formal or informal organization, a territory or across territories). It is done by the government of a state, by a market, or by a network.