- 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 - policy - a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"