Word: biopower
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
o
power
Definition: The sum of the various techniques used by modern nation-states to control not individual subjects but their entire populations, as contrasted with traditional modes of power based on the threat of death from a sovereign.
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: life
Affix: power
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Control or coercion, particularly legal or political (jurisdiction).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: potis
Language: la
Decoded: potis
Meaning: able, capable
Affix: sum
Language: la
Decoded: sum
Meaning: I am