geopolitics

[ jee-oh-pol-i-tiks ]

/ ˌdʒi oʊˈpɒl ɪ tɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.

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

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

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.

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Origin of geopolitics

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/, adjectivege·o·po·lit·i·cal·ly, adverbge·o·pol·i·ti·cian

[jee-oh-pol-i-tish-uhn], /ˌdʒi oʊˌpɒl ɪˈtɪʃ ən/, ge·o·pol·i·tist, noun

Words nearby geopolitics

geophone, geophysical, geophysics, geophyte, geopolitical, geopolitics, geoponic, geoponics, geopotential, geopressured, georama

How to use geopolitics in a sentence

“A space station is a space station,” says Namrata Goswami, a space policy and geopolitics expert and coauthor of Scramble for the Skies.
Here’s what China wants from its next space station|Neel V. Patel|April 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The F-22, after decades of development, is finally becoming relevant to American security and geopolitics.
America’s Advanced Stealth Jet Flies on 1990s Tech|Dave Majumdar|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In geopolitics, the doctrine of mutually assured destruction prevents the use of weapons of mass destruction against a foe.
The App Bringing Out The Best/Worst in Washington’s Gays|Scott Bixby|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They go where the profits are, not where geopolitics dictates.
Bringing U.S. Energy Policy Into the 21st Century|Will Marshall|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His book, he hopes, combines science, geopolitics, and larky history.
BP, Putin, and the Power of Oil|Tim Teeman|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Everything I ever really needed to know about geopolitics I learned from watching the Olympics.
The Olympics Are Already Two Days Old. This Is Your Test.|Kevin Bleyer|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately possessed of strategic import, the Balkan was ravaged by geopolitics.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
The newcomers were all destitute, the refugees of the geopolitics of hate from both the Eastern block and from the Arab countries.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
These eunuchs of geopolitics do not dare to carry their military and economic clout to its logical and beneficial conclusion.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for geopolitics

geopolitics

/ (ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks) /

noun

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

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

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

Derived forms of geopolitics

geopolitician, noun

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