政治是任何一種政治實體。它是一個由自我反映的凝聚力（如身份認同）集體團結在一起的群體，具有調動資源的能力，并以某種形式的制度化層級組織起來。

A polity is any kind of political entity. It is a group of people who are collectively united by a self-reflected cohesive force such as identity, who have a capacity to mobilize resources, and are organized by some form of institutionalized hierarchy.