biopolitique
French, noun/bjo.pɔ.li.tik/
biopolitique is spelled B-I-O-P-O-L-I-T-I-Q-U-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 123,735th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Biopolitique is a French feminine noun meaning “biopolitics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Forme d'exercice du pouvoir qui porte, non plus sur des territoires mais sur la vie des gens, des populations”.
What does biopolitique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
biopolitical
noun
- 1
femininebiopolitics
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forme d'exercice du pouvoir qui porte, non plus sur des territoires mais sur la vie des gens, des populations.
adjective: 1. Qualifie une forme d’exercice du pouvoir qui porte, non plus sur des territoires mais sur la vie des gens, des populations.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of biopolitique
- biopolitiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce biopolitique?
- /bjo.pɔ.li.tik/
- \bjɔ.pɔ.li.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is biopolitique in French?
biopolitique appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).