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Noun policy has 3 senses

policy - a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"
--₁ is a kind of argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line
--₁ has particulars:
clericalism; plank; economic policy; social policy; party line; foreign policy; zero-tolerance policy; Zionism
policy - a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"
--₂ is a kind of plan of action
--₂ has particulars:
activism; beggar-my-neighbor policy, beggar-my-neighbour policy, beggar-my-neighbor strategy, beggar-my-neighbour strategy; centralism; containment; obscurantism; Thatcherism; ultramontanism
policy, insurance policy, insurance - written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"
--₃ is a kind of contract
--₃ has particulars: floater, floating policy