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

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How to use geopolitics in a sentence

However, they are being used as a rhetorical shield for the US government to advance domestic interests and geopolitics agendas.
China is copying Russia’s election interference playbook|Zeyi Yang|November 9, 2022|MIT Technology Review
“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
Sulagna Chattopadhyay, president, Science and Geopolitics of Himalaya, Arctic and AntarcticEnvironmental groups in both nations are concerned about these investments and their impact on the Arctic.
India’s Dirty Arctic Energy Hunt|Charu Kasturi|January 11, 2021|Ozy
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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