Legal terminology · Roots of public life

polit- — City or civic life

polit- means city or civic life. Ancient Greek source words and legal terminology examples: political.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: City or civic life

• Ancient Greek: πόλις πολίτης (polis polites)

Examples and word parts

political

Relating to governance and public affairs.

Word parts: polis (city) → polites (citizen) → political

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Related roots of public life terms

• lex / leg- — Law

  legislation

• jus / jur- — Right or law

  jurisprudence

• nom/o — Law or custom

  autonomy

• dem/o — People or citizen body

  democracy

• crat- / -cracy — Power or rule

  aristocracy

• arch- / -archy — Leadership or rule

  monarchy

• eth- / eth/o — Custom or character

  ethics

• amnest- — Forgetting or overlooking

  amnesty

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