geopolitics
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oʊˈpɒl 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.
3.
a national policy based on the interrelation of politics and geography.
4.
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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| —n | |
| 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 |
| 3. | (functioning as plural) politics as they affect the whole world; global politics |
| geopoli'tician | |
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Example sentences
The first of these is to manage the geopolitics of today's energy economy through vigorous diplomacy with producers and consumers.
In geopolitics, as in life, the best medicine is prophylactic.
It is a technology with the potential for changing the geopolitics of the world.
There are no bogus geopolitics weighing it down with a spurious relevance.
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