biopolitics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

bio·​politics

¦bīō+

: politics concerned with influencing environmental public policy and decision-making

biopolitical

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 2 + politics

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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