narcopolitics

N1A1R1C3O1P3O1L1I1T1I1C3S1

noun

The use of politics to influence or sponsor the illegal drug trade.

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounnarcopolitics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe use of politics to influence or sponsor the illegal drug trade.

Origin

From narco- + politics. The word is first attested in the 1970s, but only became prominent to refer to politics in Latin American countries in the 1980s.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Portuguese narcopolítica
  • narcopolíticause of politics to influence the illegal drug trade
Spanish narcopolítica
  • narcopolíticause of politics to influence the illegal drug trade

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

corticospinalpostconciliarspinocortical
Cite this entry
APA

narcopolitics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcopolitics

MLA

“narcopolitics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcopolitics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narcopolitics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcopolitics.

Source: narcopolitics on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.