POLICIES

Definition: POLICIES

POLICIES

Plural

1. Of Policy

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "POLICIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Economics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: POLICIES

Last year we wrote nine point three billion dollars worth of policies. Our home office has 31,259 employees, which is more than the entire population of Natchez, Mississippi, or Gallup, New Mexico (The Apartment; writing credit: Billy Wilder ; I.A.L. Diamond)

Mixed Policies (1936)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Malman, Sugin, Solomon and Hesch's The Individual Tax Base: Cases, Problems and Policies in Federal Taxation, 2d (American Casebook Series®) (reference)

• Policy Reference Guide of the American Academy of Pediatrics: A Comprehensive Guide to AAP Policies Issued Through January 2000 (reference)

• Biotechniques for Air Pollution Abatement and Odour Control Policies (reference)

• Readings on Induced Abortion: Politics & Policies (reference)

• Separation, Assimilation, or Accomodation: Contrasting Ethnic Minority Policies (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Policies And Practice Parameters Of The Aap - Cd-rom (reference)

• Alcoholic Beverage Taxation & Control Policies - International Survey (reference)

• Developing Physician Recruitment Policies (reference)

• Enforcement Division Policies And Prcedures Update Services (reference)

• Personnel Managers Encyclopedia Of Prewritten Personnel Policies (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Midwest Director for the American Farm Land Trust, and Dane County farmer discuss program policies. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Northeast perspective. Photograph by John A. Bryan, July 1952. (Reproduction Number: HABS SD,1-PIER.V,1A-1) The old wagon wheel rims and wire resting against the wall of this run-down blacksmith shop were but a few of the items made or repaired for the United States Army garrison at Fort Bennett. The U.S. government established the fort on the outskirts of the Great Sioux Nation [Indian] Reservation in 1870 in order to provide protection to the personnel overseeing and implementing governmental policies following the Red Cloud War. Built in 1880, the sod-covered shop is Fort Bennett’s only surviving structure. Credit: Library of Congress.

Woodrow Wilson catching little boy, "Jersey politician," with his face covered with jam of "Wilson policies". Credit: Library of Congress.

Decorations above mantle in Negro home along the levee. Norco, Louisiana. Note the life insurance policies. Credit: Library of Congress.

With policies protecting farmers, build affluent agricultural communities : Japan Communist Party : protecting people's lives for fifty years. Credit: Library of Congress.

Japan Social Democratic Party : fighting against dangerous policies and building a peaceful Japan. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

To this end the German insurance company will hand over to the Allied or Associated Government concerned the proportion of its assets attributable to the policies so cancelled and will be relieved from all liability in respect of such policies. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

No central policies are feasible. (references)

Some health insurance policies cover the cost of a hairpiece needed because of cancer treatment. (references)

This agency determines what types of insurance policies must be offered and when rates may be raised. (references)

Business

Still, insurance policies have to be done at the offshore office. (references)

Telecommunications and broadcasting policies are determined by the government. (references)

Tibet also benefits from a wide variety of favorable economic and tax policies. (references)

Children

Thailand

Some state enterprises have discriminatory hiring policies. (references)

Afghanistan

According to a report of the Gender Advisor to the U.N. system in Afghanistan, the educational sector suffered from: Limited human and financial resources; the absence of a national educational policy and curriculum; the inability of authorities to rehabilitate destroyed facilities; and discriminatory policies banning the access of females to all levels of education. (references)

Haiti

The law ordered all schools to post clearly their policies on disciplinary measures. (references)

Civil Liberties

Vietnam

Both the Constitution and government decrees provide for freedom of worship; however, the Government continued to restrict significantly those organized activities of religious groups that it declared to be at variance with state laws and policies. (references)

Yemen

There were a number of small, peaceful demonstrations during the year, most of which were to protest U.S. foreign policies in the Middle East. (references)

Laos

Local officials monitored Christians closely to ensure that they did not practice their religion and harassed and arrested some Christians who violated these policies. (references)

Discrimination

Bhutan

In the late 1980's and early 1990's, the Government instituted policies designed to preserve the cultural dominance of the Ngalong ethnic group. (references)

Economic History

Greece

The Greek economy is slowly coming out of a slump caused by a drop in investment and the implementation of stabilization policies in recent years. (references)

Kuwait

Since liberation, the Government of Kuwait has adopted inconsistent policies intended to limit and encourage the resident expatriate population. (references)

Human Rights

Indonesia

They pressured the Government to investigate human rights abuses, acted as defense counsel in political trials, sought to offer assistance--and in some cases protection--to victims and witnesses of human rights abuses, and urged improvements in government policies and legislation. (references)

China

For enforcement, birth control policies depend heavily on severe economic penalties (called "social compensation fees") for over-quota children. (references)

Morocco

The Youssoufi Government, upon taking office, pledged that such policies would not recur, and that it would disclose as much information as possible on past cases. (references)

Indigenous People

Canada

Historical treaties with native groups in eastern Canada form the basis for the Federal Government's policies there, but the antiquated language and uncertain intent have resulted in extensive legal challenges to the Government's interpretation of treaty rights. (references)

India

These integrative policies have been motivated partly by humanitarian concerns, although interest in commercial exploitation of virgin forests that are inhabited by tribal people is another strong factor behind these policies. (references)

Minorities

Rwanda

Since 1994 the Government has called for national reconciliation and committed itself to abolishing policies of the former government that had created and deepened ethnic cleavages. (references)

Political Economy

CHINA

Over the past five years, China has implemented new policies introducing new incentives for investments in high-tech industries and in China's central and western regions. (references)

CHINA

At present, however, Chinese ministries routinely implement policies based on internal "guidance" or "opinions" that are not available to new market entrants. (references)

COLOMBIA

Insurance companies must maintain a commercial presence in order to sell policies other than those for international travel or reinsurance. (references)

Political Rights

Yemen

Ministers frequently are called to Parliament to defend actions, policies, or proposed legislation, although they may and sometimes do refuse to appear. (references)

Bahamas

Although it does pass legislation, the Senate is primarily a deliberative body that serves as a public forum to discuss national problems and policies. (references)

Bangladesh

In practice the Prime Minister usually decides on major governmental policies, with little or no involvement by Parliament. (references)

Trade

Brazil

Ex-Im Bank has approved major procedural changes in applying its foreign content and local cost policies to finance U.S. export sales. (references)

Brazil

As of February 1, 2001, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) implemented two changes that will enable more U.S. small business to access short-term export credit insurance for their foreign sales : a new short-term pricing system that will reduce premium rates on short-term policies for lower-risk transactions, and an increase in the eligibility threshold of the small business policies from $3 million to $5 million in annual credit sales. (references)

China

Chinese officials routinely implement policies based on "guidance" or "opinions" not available to foreign firms and they have not always been willing to consult with Chinese and foreign industry representatives before new regulations are implemented. (references)

Travel

Egypt

Drug enforcement policies in Egypt are very strict. (references)

Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean business community is nearly fully emerged from the cocoon of 15 years of isolation caused by international sanctions during the 1965-80 "Unilateral Declaration of Independence" period and the statist socialist policies during the first decade of Zimbabwe's independence. (references)

Ecuador

Rural highways are also sometimes blocked by protesters, and demonstrations against government policies have occasionally taken place in the Galapagos Islands. (references)

Women

Bhutan

However, female school enrollment has been growing in response to government policies. (references)

Malaysia

The Malaysian Employers Federation has criticized publicly any attempt to legislate against sexual harassment in the workplace, arguing that government-imposed policies would unduly restrict the management of labor relations. (references)

Indonesia

The law requires the Government to formulate national policies to forbid and eliminate discrimination (including by gender) in the workplace. (references)

Worker Rights

Malaysia

Some trade unionists claimed that unions that defy government policies face more intense scrutiny, potentially leading to deregistration. (references)

Mexico

The SME had not withdrawn officially from the CT at year's end; however, it maintains no contact with the CT. PRI-affiliated union officers traditionally helped select, ran as, and campaigned for PRI candidates in federal and state elections and supported past PRI government policies at crucial moments. (references)

Papua New Guinea

Employees of some government-owned enterprises went on strike on several occasions this year, primarily to protest against privatization policies. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "POLICIES": accounting policies ♦ integrated safety policies ♦ policies incepting basis ♦ Social Control Policies. Additional references.

Beginning with "POLICIES": policies-advertising.

Ending with "POLICIES": macro-policies, pension-policies.

Chinese 

�"�策 (Policy). (various references)

Danish

politikker,der ligger til grund for bevillingsansøgningerne (policies for which the appropriations are requested), politik i de enkelte sektorer (sectoral policies), Pilotprojekter med sigte på at indarbejde idéen om et informationssamfund i de ugunstigt stillede områders udviklingspolitik (Pilot actions aiming at integrating the concept of the information society into regional development policies of less-favoured regions), styrke samordningen af den monetære politik (to strengthen the coordination of monetary policies), sektorspecifik politik (sectoral policies), sektorpolitik (sectoral policies), Samordning af Strukturpolitikkerne (Coordination of Structural Policies, DG XXII), Særprogram for forskning og teknologisk udvikling samt demonstration,der skal gennemføres for Det Europæiske Fællesskab,dels af FFC,dels ved hjælp af konkurrencebaseret teknisk-videnskabelig støtte til Fællesskabets politik (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the one hand, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), Særprogram for forskning og teknologisk udvikling samt demonstration, der skal gennemføres for Det Europæiske Fællesskab, dels af FFC, dels ved hjælp af konkurrencebaseret teknisk-videnskabelig støtte til Fællesskabets politik (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the one hand, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), Raadets Besluting om gennemfoerelse af hoej grad af overenstemmelse inden for den oekonomiske politik i Det europaeiske oekonomiske Faellesskabs medlemsstater (convergence decision, Council Decision on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies in the Member States of the E.E.C.), Medlemsstaterne samordner deres oekonomiske politik (Member States shall coordinate their respective economic policies), konvergensbeslutning (convergence decision, Council Decision on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies in the Member States of the E.E.C.), GD XXII (Coordination of Structural Policies, DG XXII), at traeffe de noedvendige foranstaltninger til at bringe miljoepolitikken i de enkelte lande naermere sammen (to take the necessary measures to bring environmental policies closer together), afstemning af indvandringspolitikken over for tredjelande (consultation on immigration policies vis-� -vis third countries). (various references)

Dutch

Specifiek programma voor onderzoek en technologische ontwikkeling,inclusief demonstratie,uit te voeren voor de Europese Gemeenschap,enerzijds door het GCO,anderzijds door middel van activiteiten in een concurrentieel kader ter wetenschappelijke en technis (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the one hand, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), Specifiek programma voor onderzoek en technologische ontwikkeling, met inbegrip van demonstratie, uit te voeren voor de Europese Gemeenschap, enerzijds door het GCO en anderzijds door middel van activiteiten in een concurrentieel kader ter wetenschappelij (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the one hand, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), rijksbeleid (governmental policies), op sectoren gerichte beleidsplannen (sectoral policies), Modelprojecten om het begrip informatiemaatschappij te integreren in het beleid inzake regionale ontwikkeling van minder bevoorrechte regio's (Pilot actions aiming at integrating the concept of the information society into regional development policies of less-favoured regions), het versterken van de coördinatie van het monetair beleid (to strengthen the coordination of monetary policies), het nemen van de nodige maatregelen om hun milieubeleid meer op elkaar af te stemmen (to take the necessary measures to bring environmental policies closer together), DG XXII (Coordination of Structural Policies, DG XXII), de Lid-Staten coordineren hun economisch beleid (Member States shall coordinate their respective economic policies), Convergentiebesluit (convergence decision, Council Decision on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies in the Member States of the E.E.C.), Coördinatie structuurbeleid (Coordination of Structural Policies, DG XXII), Centrum voor Ontwikkelingsprogrammering (Centre for Development Planning, Projections and Policies), Beschikking van de Raad betreffende de verwezenlijking van een hoge mate aan convergentie van de economische politiek van de Lid-Staten van de E.E.G. (convergence decision, Council Decision on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies in the Member States of the E.E.C.), beleidsonderdelen ter verantwoording van de aangevraagde kredieten (policies for which the appropriations are requested). (various references)

Finnish

Pilottitoimet, jotka tähtäävät tietoyhteiskunta-käsitteen yhdentämiseen heikommassa asemassa olevien alueiden aluekehityspolitiikkaan (Pilot actions aiming at integrating the concept of the information society into regional development policies of less-favoured regions), Erityinen tutkimusta, teknologista kehittämistä ja esittelyä koskeva ohjelma, joka toteutetaan Euroopan unionin osalta yhtäältä TTK:n ja toisaalta kilpailullisen lähestymistavan piiriin kuuluvin keinoin ja joka on suunnattu yhteisön politiikkojen (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the one hand, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community). (various references)

French

principes directeurs, PPP (platelet poor plasma, point-to-point protocol), politiques,plans et programmes. (various references)

German

PPP (plans and programs), Politiken,Planen und Programmen (plans and programs). (various references)

Greek 

κλαδικές πολιτικές (sectoral policies), πολιτικές που δικαιολογούν τις αιτήσεις πιστώσεων (policies for which the appropriations are requested), Ειδικό πρόγραμμα έρευνας και τεχνολογικής ανάπτυξης,συμπεριλαμβανομένης της επίδειξης,για λογαριασμό της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας προς εκτ (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies), Ειδικό πρόγραμμα έρευνας και τεχνολογικής ανάπτυξης, περιλαμβανομένης της επίδειξης, για λογαριασμό της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας προς εκτέλ (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies), ενίσχυση του συντονισμού των νομισματικών πολιτικών (to strengthen the coordination of monetary policies), Συντονισμός των διαρθρωτικών πολιτικών (Coordination of Structural Policies, DG XXII), λογιστικέσ αρχέσ (accounting policies, accounting principles), τα Kράτη μέλη συντονίζουν κάθε οικονομική τους πολιτική (Member States shall coordinate their respective economic policies), τομεακές πολιτικές (sectoral policies), �"�" ΧΧΙΙ (Coordination of Structural Policies, DG XXII), Απόφαση του Συμβουλίου σχετικά με την επίτευξη υψηλού βαθμού σύγκλισης των οικονομικών πολιτικών των κρατών μελών (convergence decision, Council Decision on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies in the Member States of the E.E.C.), � ρότυπες πειραματικές ενέργειες που αποσκοπούν στην ενσωμάτωση της έννοιας της κοινωνίας των πληροφοριών στις πολιτικές περιφερειακής α� (Pilot actions aiming at integrating the concept of the information society into regional development policies of less-favoured regions). (various references)

Hungarian

rendelkezések (provisions, regulations). (various references)

Irish

pholasaithe. (various references)

Italian

polizze. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

無策 (lacking means or measures or policies), �"�の方針 (town policies), 文�"� (educational policies or administration). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぶ�"せい (educational policies or administration, force of a literary style), むさく (lacking means or measures or policies), ちょうのほうし�" (town policies). (various references)

Korean 

방침 (Policy). (various references)

Pig Latin

oliciespay.(various references)

Portuguese

Programa específico de investigação,desenvolvimento tecnológico e demonstração a executar para a Comunidade Europeia pelo CCI,por um lado,e por meio de actividades que se inscrevem no quadro de uma abordagem concorrencial e destinadas ao apoio cient (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the one hand, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), Programa específico de investigação, desenvolvimento tecnológico e demonstração a executar para a Comunidade Europeia pelo CCI, por um lado, e por meio de actividades que se inscrevem no quadro de uma abordagem concorrencial e destinadas ao apoio ci (by means of activities within the framework of a competitive approach and intended for scientific and technical support to Community policies, by the JRC and, including demonstration, on the one hand, on the other, Specific programme for research and technological development, to be carried out for the European Community), políticas sectoriais (sectoral policies), políticas que justificam as propostas de dotações (policies for which the appropriations are requested), reforço de coordenação das políticas monetárias (to strengthen the coordination of monetary policies), os Estados-membros coordenarão as respectivas políticas económicas (Member States shall coordinate their respective economic policies), grau elevado de convergencia das politicas economicas (convergence decision, Council Decision on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies in the Member States of the E.E.C.), DG XXII (Coordination of Structural Policies, DG XXII), decisão de convergencia (convergence decision, Council Decision on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies in the Member States of the E.E.C.), Coordenação das Políticas Estruturais (Coordination of Structural Policies, DG XXII), Acções-piloto com o objectivo de integrar o conceito de Sociedade da Informação nas políticas de desenvolvimento regional das regiões menos favorecidas (Pilot actions aiming at integrating the concept of the information society into regional development policies of less-favoured regions). (various references)

Russian 

неправильный курс (erroneous policies), неправильная политика (erroneous policies). (various references)

Spanish

poli/ticas (polices), pólizas. (various references)

Swedish

taktik (tactics). (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "POLICIES": impolicies. (additional references)

Misspellings

"POLICIES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: palacies, Paluccis, paulicians, Plouviez, Poictiers, polici, Policia, policie, policyless, polizia, Pollakis, pollicies, pologies, polonies, polycye, polykles, polysomes, Publilius, pulicis. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: polices.

-2 letters: colies, copies, pilose, poleis, police, polies, splice.

-3 letters: ceils, clips, clops, close, coils, coles, copes, copse, cosie, epics, lopes, oleic, pilei, piles, pilis, pisco, plies, poise, poles, polis, scope, sepic, slice, slipe, slope, socle, solei, speil, spice, spiel, spile, spoil.

-4 letters: ceil, cels, ceps, clip, clop, coil, cole, cols, cope, cops, epic.

+1 letter: epsilonic, picolines.

+2 letters: colpitises, discophile, episodical, impolicies, isoplethic, polemicist, politicise, politicoes, postexilic.

+3 letters: acidophiles, diplomacies, discophiles, epicycloids, geopolitics, hemophilics, neophiliacs, pediculosis, periodicals, polemicists, polemicizes, politicised, politicises, politicizes, politickers.

+4 letters: complexifies, complexities, compliancies, complicacies, complicities, eosinophilic, episodically, explications, hemophiliacs, lithospheric, necrophilias, necrophilism, perniciously, pilocarpines, polytheistic, proclivities, profligacies, prolificness, replications, semitropical, speciational, supercilious, supercoiling, topicalities, tropicalizes.