policy
nounid
3614·updated May 12, 2026candidate
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
- §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
- §1
- An official expression of principles that direct an organization's operations.
- §1
- An official expression of principles that direct an organization's operations.
- §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.
- §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
- §1
- A policy defines the learning agent’s way of behaving at a given time
- §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
- §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)
- §1 · glossary
- A written statement that communicates management's intent, objectives, requirements, responsibilities and standards.Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
- §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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