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The result was nomination withdrawn. Ron Ritzman (talk) 12:59, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia is not a dictionary/thesaurus. -- Jrtayloriv (talk) 06:24, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Agreed. Jørdan 06:35, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I looked at the history and the lack of encyclopaedic development after nearly five years, not at its potential as I should have. Jørdan 11:23, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This is not a dictionary entry but the description of an important concept in political science. As such it is the subject of a huge amount of literature. To mention only a few random Google Books entries: Polity: political culture and the nature of politics, Craig L. Carr, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007, ISBN9780742548251; The polity, Rand McNally political science series, Norton E. Long, Rand McNally, 1962; Constructing the world polity: essays on international institutionalization, John Gerard Ruggie, Routledge, 1998, ISBN9780415099905; Polity and society: philosophical underpinnings of social science paradigms, Michael Haas, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992, ISBN9780275935580. Sandstein 10:22, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep -- As original nominator. Another user (Mathsci) has shared with me a source that demonstrates how one could go about writing an article on this that wouldn't essentially be either a dictionary entry or a duplication of government/state/political organization. I've clearly goofed up here, and would suggest that this should be kept. Sorry about the disruption. -- Jrtayloriv (talk) 10:31, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep second Sandstein and Jrtayloriv. Fifelfoo (talk) 11:07, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Close Essential encyclopaedic topic that warrants development. Jørdan 11:23, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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