n.
Pronunciation: - ' pä-l ə - ˌ tiks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
Date: 1904
1 : a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state
2 : a governmental policy guided by geopolitics
3 : a combination of political and geographic factors relating to something (as a state or particular resources)
– geo · po · lit · i · cal \ -p ə - ' li-ti-k ə l \ adjective
– geo · po · lit · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb