geopolitics

[ jee-oh-pol-i-tiks ]
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noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.

  2. the combination of geographic and political factors influencing or delineating a country or region.

  1. a national policy based on the interrelation of politics and geography.

  2. a Nazi doctrine that a combination of political, geographic, historical, racial, and economic factors substantiated Germany's right to expand its borders and control various strategic land masses and natural resources.

Origin of geopolitics

1
1900–05; translation of German Geopolitik.See geo-, politics

Other words from geopolitics

  • ge·o·pol·i·tic, ge·o·po·lit·i·cal [jee-oh-puh-lit-i-kuhl], /ˌdʒi oʊ pəˈlɪt ɪ kəl/, adjective
  • ge·o·po·lit·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • ge·o·pol·i·ti·cian [jee-oh-pol-i-tish-uhn], /ˌdʒi oʊˌpɒl ɪˈtɪʃ ən/, ge·o·pol·i·tist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for geopolitics

geopolitics

/ (ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the study of the effect of geographical factors on politics, esp international politics; political geography

  2. (functioning as plural) the combination of geographical and political factors affecting a country or area

  1. (functioning as plural) politics as they affect the whole world; global politics

Derived forms of geopolitics

  • geopolitician, noun

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