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The word comes from the Greek "polis" which means 'city', and the follow-on term 'politikos' means 'affairs of the city'. The terms were used and developed by the Spartans and Athenians, approx 375 - 325 BC as they developed the concepts of citizenship, patriotism, and duty-to-country..

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