body politic

== English == === Alternative forms === body politique (obsolete) === Etymology === From body +‎ politic (postpositive adjective), calque of Latin corpus polīticum. === Noun === body politic (plural bodies politic) (figurative) The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized. (figurative) The collective body of a nation or state as exercising political functions. (archaic) A corporation. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === body politic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia The King's Two Bodies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia