biopolitics
noun
biopolitics is spelled B-I-O-P-O-L-I-T-I-C-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biopolitics means “The interdisciplinary studies relating biology and political science” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in biopolitics?
| Letters | 11: B-I-O-P-O-L-I-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biopolitics?
Biopolitics appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does biopolitics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The interdisciplinary studies relating biology and political science.
- 2
Politics (style of government) that regulates populations through biopower.
- 3
Anticapitalist insurrection using life and the body as weapons.
- 4
The political application of bioethics.
- 5
A political spectrum that reflects positions towards the sociopolitical consequences of biotechnology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biopolitics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Biopolitik |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does biopolitics come from?
From bio- + politics. Sense 2 was developed by Michel Foucault in The History of Sexuality (1976), sense 3 by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri in Empire (2000).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).