noun · neutral
policy
UK/ˈpɒlɪsi/US/ˈpɑːləsi/POL·i·cy
a plan or set of ideas agreed by an organisation or government
Examples
“The new environmental policy will ban single-use plastics.”
“Company policy requires all staff to attend training.”
“Her tough immigration policy was controversial.”
Band 8 sentence
“Any effective public policy must balance immediate needs with sustainable, evidence-based planning.”
Collocations
- public policy
- implement a policy
- policy on
Word family
Common mistakes
Our company has many policies about how to do.→Our company has many policies about how to do things.
The school make a policy that students must wear uniform.→The school made a policy that students must wear uniforms.
Say it for a higher band
5rule→6plan→7+policy
Synonyms
strategy
rule
Easily confused
plan
“The company's plan for expansion focuses on new markets.”
rule
“The school has a strict rule about mobile phones in class.”
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