instrumentalisation
English
Alternative forms
- instrumentalization
Etymology
instrumental + -isation
Noun
instrumentalisation (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentalisations)
- (philosophy) The treatment of an idea as an instrument that functions as a guide to action.
Related terms
- instrumentalism
- instrumentalist
Translations
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
instrumentalisation f (plural instrumentalisations)
- making use of something to achieve a practical or political goal, manipulation
Further reading
- “instrumentalisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.