Original sentence: Ottoman Porte (also Sublime Porte, High Porte, or, in Ottoman Turkish, Bab-ı Ali) used to refer to the Divan (court) of the Ottoman Empire where government policies were established.The particular term was used in the context of diplomacy by the western states, as their diplomats were received at "porte" (meaning gate)
Edited sentence: The Sublime Porte (also Ottoman Porte, High Porte, or, in Ottoman Turkish, Bab-ı Ali) is a synecdoche for the Ottoman Empire, by reference to the High Gate of the Divan (court).The particular term was used in the context of diplomacy by western states, as their diplomats were received at the "porte" (meaning gate)