polity

The ancient Greek city-state was a unique type of polity that practiced direct democracy.

(Chinese) 古希腊城邦是一种独特的政治实体，实行直接民主。

Sociologists study how different religious groups function as a self-governing polity within a larger nation.

(Chinese) 社会学家研究不同的宗教团体如何在大国之内作为自治政治实体运作。