"dispositif" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dispositifs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French dispositif. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|dispositif}} French dispositif Head templates: {{en-noun}} dispositif (plural dispositifs)
  1. (international law) A part of a document that communicates the decisions taken by some organization or nation on a particular issue. Categories (topical): International law
    Sense id: en-dispositif-en-noun-9TG0Iche Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 31 19 29 5 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 29 22 32 3 3 1
  2. (sociology) According to Michel Foucault, the aggregate of institutional, physical and administrative mechanisms and knowledge structures that enhance and maintain the exercise of power within society. Categories (topical): Sociology, Procedural law
    Sense id: en-dispositif-en-noun-INlRBpTY Disambiguation of Procedural law: 28 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 31 19 29 5 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 29 22 32 3 3 1 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dispositive [sociology, social-science, human-sciences, sciences] Related terms: operative part, substance, purport, terms expressing the notion for court decision under common law

Noun [French]

IPA: /dis.po.zi.tif/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-dispositif.wav Forms: dispositifs [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dispositum + -if. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|dispositum|-if|lang1=la}} Latin dispositum + -if Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} dispositif m (plural dispositifs)
  1. arrangement, lay-out Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Procedural law
    Sense id: en-dispositif-fr-noun-xPz27eJe Disambiguation of Procedural law: 34 39 8 9 11 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 31 19 29 5 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 29 22 32 3 3 1
  2. measures, expedient, means to an end Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Procedural law
    Sense id: en-dispositif-fr-noun-PxMabAd6 Disambiguation of Procedural law: 34 39 8 9 11 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -if Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 31 19 29 5 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 29 22 32 3 3 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 40 21 8 2 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -if: 33 46 8 11 3
  3. device, machine, system Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dispositif-fr-noun-L29uTAGg Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  4. operation, plan Tags: masculine
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  5. (law) dispositif Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Law, Procedural law
    Sense id: en-dispositif-fr-noun-U~bO1XsE Disambiguation of Procedural law: 34 39 8 9 11 Topics: law
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Derived forms: dispositif intra-utérin

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "En censurant l’essentiel de la loi dite « Avia », jeudi 18 juin, le Conseil constitutionnel a mis à bas un dispositif adopté en mai, destiné à imposer aux géants du numérique de retirer les incitations à la haine, à la violence et au terrorisme, ainsi que les injures à caractère raciste ou sexiste et les images pornographiques représentant des mineurs.",
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