Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governmentality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: gov-ern-men-tal-i-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French gouvernementalité, equivalent to governmental + -ity.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: gouvernementalité
Suffix: governmental

Usage

Inflected Forms

governmentalities (plural)

Synonyms

governmentalism

Questions

What does governmentality mean?: The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
Where does governmentality come from?: It is traced to French.

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