politeia
Sign in to savePoliteia (πολιτεία) is an Ancient Greek word used in Greek political thought, especially that of Plato and Aristotle. Derived from the word polis ("city-state"), it has a range of meanings from "the rights of citizens" to a "form of government" to "commonwealth".
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It is catalogued under topics including Greek words and phrases and Political philosophy in ancient Greece.
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- English translations of the Greek word
- In the work of the authors of antiquity
- Plato and Cicero
- Aristotle
- Diogenes of Sinope
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Politeia (πολιτεία) is an Ancient Greek word used in Greek political thought, especially that of Plato and Aristotle. Derived from the word polis ("city-state"), it has a range of meanings from "the rights of citizens" to a "form of government" to "commonwealth".
==English translations of the Greek word== According to Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon a meaning of politeia is "the conditions and rights of the citizen, or citizenship", analogous to the Latin civitas.
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