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petropower

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[pe-troh-pou-er] / ˈpɛ troʊˌpaʊ ər /

noun

  1. the economic or political power of a nation resulting from its petroleum reserves needed by other nations.

Etymology

Origin of petropower

First recorded in 1975–80; petro- 2 + power

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It was a devastatingly ironic example of petropower.

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