noun · academic
policy
UK/ˈpɒləsi/US/ˈpɑːləsi/POL·i·cy
Band 6-7task2speaking
A course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual, especially a government.
Examples
“The city introduced a new housing policy last year.”
“Educational policies should aim to reduce inequality.”
“Corporate policy requires employees to report conflicts of interest.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective environmental policy must balance economic growth with long-term sustainability goals.”
Collocations
- government policy
- policy on
- implement a policy
Word family
policy nounpolicymaker nounpolicies noun (plural)
Common mistakes
a government policies→government policies
policy about→policy on
Say it for a higher band
5rule→6strategy→7+policy
Synonyms
regulation
strategy
Easily confused
regulation
“New regulations require factories to monitor emissions more closely.”
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