geopolitics

noun plural but singular in construction geo·pol·i·tics \-ˈpä-lə-ˌtiks\

: the study of how geography and economics have an influence on politics and on the relations between nations

: the political and geographic parts of something

Full Definition of GEOPOLITICS

: a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state

: a governmental policy guided by geopolitics

: a combination of political and geographic factors relating to something (as a state or particular resources)

— geo·po·lit·i·cal \-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl\ adjective

— geo·po·lit·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

1904

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