bod·y pol·i·tic
/ˈˌbädē ˈpälətik/
noun
the people of a nation, state, or society considered collectively as an organized group of citizens.
"individual dissent was considered necessary to the health of the body politic"
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The body politic is a medieval metaphor that likens a nation to a corporation which had serious historical repercussions throughout recent history and therefore giving the Crown: "As a legal entity today the Crown as executive is regarded as a corporation sole or aggregate", a corporate entity.
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