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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The politics associated with the export of oil. uncountable

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

Example

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

Etymology

From petro- + politics.

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