psychopolitics

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noun

The interaction between human psychology and politics.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

nounpsychopolitics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe interaction between human psychology and politics.

    By psychopolitics, Sykes means the synthesis of Freudian and neo-Marxian views.

    2009, Mark Jarmuth, The Psychology of American Fascism, page 139
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    As O'Meara has shown, the NP would become viewed through the prism of ideology and cod psycho-politics.

    2001, Hein Marais, South Africa: Limits to Change, page 16

    Psychopolitics is a condition shaped by the human relations school of management, in which social relations take precendence over customers and clients and where process becomes king at the expense of productivity.

    2002, Gerald H Gaynor, Innovation by Design, page 65

    Politics too has been transformed in the era of psychopolitics. We’re incapable of conceiving politics as a communal activity because we have become habituated to being consumers rather than citizens.

    2017 December 30, Stuart Jeffries, “Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power by Byung-Chul Han – review”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Englishpolitics
  5. Englishpsychopolitics

From psycho- + politics.

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Translations

Bulgarian психополи́тика
  • психополи́тика (psihopolítika)interaction between psychology and politics
Czech psychopolitika
  • psychopolitikainteraction between psychology and politics
Dutch psychopolitiek
  • psychopolitiekinteraction between psychology and politics
Finnish psykopolitiikka
  • psykopolitiikkainteraction between psychology and politics
French psychopolitique
  • psychopolitiqueinteraction between psychology and politics
German Psychopolitik
  • Psychopolitikinteraction between psychology and politics
Italian psicopolitica
  • psicopoliticainteraction between psychology and politics
Portuguese psicopolítica
  • psicopolíticainteraction between psychology and politics
Romanian psihopolitică
  • psihopoliticăinteraction between psychology and politics
Russian психополи́тика
  • психополи́тика (psixopolítika)interaction between psychology and politics
Slovak psychopolitika
  • psychopolitikainteraction between psychology and politics
Spanish psicopolítica
  • psicopolíticainteraction between psychology and politics
Swedish psykopolitik
  • psykopolitikinteraction between psychology and politics
Turkish psikopolitika
  • psikopolitikainteraction between psychology and politics
Cite this entry
APA

psychopolitics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychopolitics

MLA

“psychopolitics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychopolitics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychopolitics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychopolitics.

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