petropolitics

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noun

The politics associated with the export of oil.

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Meanings

nounpetropolitics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe politics associated with the export of oil.

    It is the world’s largest buyer of oil, which gives China substantial sway over petropolitics.

    2015 July 24, Clifford Krauss, “China’s Global Ambitions, With Loans and Strings Attached”, in New York Times

Origin

From petro- + politics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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