policy
/ˈpɒlɪsi/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpɒlɪsi/
policy
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
po - li - cy -> policy
Myanmar meaning
(n) မူဝါဒ
Full entry
၁။ [U, C] ~ (on sth) မူဝါဒ။ မူ။ ပေါ်လစီ။ according to our present policy ❍ adopt fresh policies ❍ US foreign/domestic policy ❍ a policy-making body ❍ What is the Labour Party's policy on immigration? ❍ (saying ) Honesty is the best policy (ie the best principle for people to live by).
၂။ [C] အာမခံ ပေါ်လစီ။ a fire-insurance policy ❍ a policy document.
More examples
- It is not the hospital’s policy to disclose the names of patients.
- [foreign/housing etc policy] : The government’s economic policy
- [policy on/regarding] : What is the party’s policy on immigration?
- [policy for] : The company has set out its policies for future mineral development.
- [policy of] : A policy of neutrality
- [policy towards] : Soviet policy towards Afghanistan
- [formulate/develop a policy] : The government has undertaken to formulate new anti-racist policies.
- [pursue/operate/implement a policy] : The new government is expected to pursue a vigorous environmental policy.
- [be in line/in accordance/in keeping with a policy] : The college will be expanding in line with the government’s policy to increase student numbers.
- [shift/change/reversal of policy] : In an apparent reversal of policy, the government agreed to fund the project.
- [the cornerstone/central plank of a policy] : We will make human rights the cornerstone of our foreign policy.
- What are their policy objectives?
- Interviews with government policy makers
- Honesty is the best policy.
- Read the wording of your policy very carefully.
Synonyms
rule, strategy, plan, guiding principle, course of action, guidelines, procedure, action, administration, approach, arrangement, behavior, certificate, channels, code, contract, course, custom, design, document, dogma, guideline, line, management, method, order, organization, papers, polity, practice, program, protocol, record, red tape, schedule, scheme, statement, stratagem, tactics, tenet, testament, the book, the numbers, theory
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