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policy

 
 
/ˈpɒləsi/ noun

Translation

IDEAS/PLAN [C, U] a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed by a government, business, etc
siyaset, politika, tutum, hareket tarzı
foreign policy It is company policy to help staff progress in their careers.2199
AGREEMENT [C] an agreement that you have with an insurance company (= company that pays the costs if you are injured, etc)
poliçe, sigorta senedi
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(Definition of policy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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