Main Entry: geo·pol·i·tics

Pronunciation: \-ˈpä-lə-ˌtiks\

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 \-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl\ adjective

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