Read the dictionary definition of policy. All definitions for this word.
1. a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
1. it was a policy of retribution
2. a politician keeps changing his policies
2. written contract or certificate of insurance
1. you should have read the small print on your policy
3. a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
1. they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation