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policy

nounid 3614·updated May 12, 2026
candidate

Management or board member statements of what should be done to effect control. Such statements may be documented, explicitly stated in communications, or implied through actions and decisions. Policies serve as the basis for procedures.

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Compliance Documentation100%manual reviewaxis_review_queue.v1

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

synonym
documented policyinsuranceinsurance policy
alternatephrasing
policiesPolicy
plural
policies
possessive
policy's
pluralpossessive
policies'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
1. Generally, a document that records a high-level principle or course of action that has been decided on The intended purpose is to influence and guide both present and future decision making to be in line with the philosophy, objectives and strategic plans established by the enterprise’s management teams. Scope Note: In addition to policy content, policies need to describe the consequences of failing to comply with the policy, the means for handling exceptions, and the manner in which compliance with the policy will be checked and measured. 2. Overall intention and direction as formally expressed by management Scope Note: COBIT 5 perspective
NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
§1
An official expression of principles that direct an organization's operations.
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
An official expression of principles that direct an organization's operations.
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
An official expression of principles that direct an organization's operations.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
A document that records a high-level principle or an agreed-upon course of action; overall intention and direction as formally expressed by management.
Policy1 senseview framework →
§1
The general principles by which a government is guided in its management of public affairs, or the legislature in its measures. This term, as applied to a law, ordinance, or rule of law, denotes its general purpose or tendency considered as directed to the POLICY
Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction1 senseview framework →
§1
A policy defines the learning agent’s way of behaving at a given time
Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
§2
written contract or certificate of insurance
§3
a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
TSP Section 1001 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
Management or board member statements of what should be done to effect control. Such statements may be documented, explicitly stated in communications, or implied through actions and decisions. Policies serve as the basis for procedures.
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
AICPA Privacy Management Framework1 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
A written statement that communicates management's intent, objectives, requirements, responsibilities and standards.
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An official expression of principles that direct an organization's operations.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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