policy

policy
subs.
Course of action: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.
Public policy: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ, πολιτεία, ἡ, πολίτευμα, τό.
Good policy: P. and V. εὐβουλία, ἡ.
Bad policy: P. and V. ἀ̆βουλία, ἡ, Ar. and V. δυσβουλία, ἡ.

POLICY

Act of government prudentia or ratio civilis; disciplina reipublicae (Cic.).

Cunning device prudentia: consilium; calliditas; ars. Crafty policy. callida consilia (plur.); callidae artes: to act from policy prudenter callide facere aliquid; tempori inservire concedere aliquid dare (after Cic.).

policy:

I. Management of public affairs: expr. by verb: their domestic p. was wise, their foreign p. vigorous, *domi consulte, foras strenue rem gerebant: such was the p. of the aristocracy, *optimatium ea ratio viaque erat reipublicae gerendae; ad hunc modum optimatium factio rempublicam administrabat.

II. Plan: rătio: your p. is to begin your reply after the games, tua r. est ut secundum ludos mihi respondere incipias, Cic. Verr. Act. 1, 11, fin.: v. PLAN.

III. Prudence:

1. consĭlium (in good sense): Tac. Agr. 13 (consilium id D. Augustus vocabat, Tiberius praeceptum).

2. ars (oftener in bad sense): v. ARTIFICE, CUNNING.

IV. A pecuniary document: chīrogrăphum: v BOND.