GEOPOLITICS


Meaning of GEOPOLITICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈpä-lə-ˌtiks ]

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 -pə-ˈli-ti-kəl adjective

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.