The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.

A person imprisoned for their political views or political activism.

(law) The set of policies (laws, plans, actions, behaviors) of a government; plans and methods of action that govern that society; a system of laws, courses of action, and priorities directing a government action.

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. / Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career. / A politically active or interested person.

Well-mannered, civilized. / (obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished.

(obsolete, transitive) To polish; to refine; to render polite.

An imaginary police force that ensures that people dress according to fashion.

(Canada, US and historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

(transitive) To enforce the law and keep order among (a group). / (transitive, intransitive, military, slang) To clean up an area. / (transitive, figuratively) To enforce norms or standards upon.

A male police officer, sometimes used for any police officer regardless of gender. / (chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.