geopolitical
/dʒˌioʊpəlˈɪtɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.15 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to geopolitics.
Example Sentences
- "Weinersmith, who is best known for his webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, describes the polystate as a geopolitical entity in which multiple overlapping states exist — but each “state” consists of citizens who have agreed to the laws of a single non-geographic state; typical geographically-bound nations, or traditional “geostates”, would be replaced by “polystates”, which are collections of “anthrostates”."
- "Call it boasting or benevolence, however, the response to the tragedy illustrates the era of “disaster diplomacy,” or the use of foreign aid for influence in a geopolitical competition."
- "In a blog post, the company [Google] said there was “a global competition taking place for A.I. leadership within an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. We believe democracies should lead in A.I. development.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English politic English -al English political English geopolitical From geo- (“geographical”) + political.
Inflected Forms
more geopolitical (comparative)
most geopolitical (superlative)