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Governmentality is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Governmentality in a sentence

Governmentality meaning

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

Using Governmentality

  • The main meaning on this page is: The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.

Context around Governmentality

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

governance 1× see 1×

Often after:

independence 1×

Sentence patterns with Governmentality

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

functional and governmentality independence with 1× governance governmentality and governability 1× notion of governmentality 1× power see governmentality 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

governance governmentality and 1× many see the 1× therefore reforming the 1×

Common sentence endings:

in south asia 1× notion of governmentality 1× power see governmentality 1× sector in zimbabwe 1×

Words around Governmentality

Just before it in the word index:

governmental 936 government 79.219 governing 1.901 governesses 8 governess 45 governer 4

Just after it in the word index:

governmentally 3 governments 5.699 governmentwide 13 governo 2 governor 13.403 governorate 51

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Governmentality

  • In this selection, "governmentality" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, governance, see and independence stand out and add context to how "governmentality" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include functional and governmentality independence with and governance governmentality and governability. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "governmentality" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with governmentality

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Governance, Governmentality and Governability: Constraints and Possibilities of Decentralization in South Asia. (12 words)

One might point to masking and social distancing as instances of what Foucault meant by his notion of governmentality. (19 words)

Many see the importance of Foucault's work as in its synthesis of this social/historical account of the operations of power (see governmentality ). (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Therefore, reforming the RBZ to operate with some degree of functional and governmentality independence with limited political interference provides an antidote for bringing confidence in the banking sector in Zimbabwe. (30 words)

Many see the importance of Foucault's work as in its synthesis of this social/historical account of the operations of power (see governmentality ). (24 words)

One might point to masking and social distancing as instances of what Foucault meant by his notion of governmentality. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

One might point to masking and social distancing as instances of what Foucault meant by his notion of governmentality.

Therefore, reforming the RBZ to operate with some degree of functional and governmentality independence with limited political interference provides an antidote for bringing confidence in the banking sector in Zimbabwe.

Governance, Governmentality and Governability: Constraints and Possibilities of Decentralization in South Asia.

Many see the importance of Foucault's work as in its synthesis of this social/historical account of the operations of power (see governmentality ).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "governmentality" in a sentence?
An example: "One might point to masking and social distancing as instances of what Foucault meant by his notion of governmentality." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "governmentality" from authentic English texts.
What does "governmentality" mean?
Governmentality means: The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
How many example sentences with "governmentality" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "governmentality", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.