"dispositif" meaning in English

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Noun

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
  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: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 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

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