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exopolitics

exopolitics noun: the art or science of government as concerned with creating or influencing policy toward extraterrestrial phenomena and extraterrestrial beings.

Noun

exopolitics (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) The art or science of government as concerned with creating or influencing policy toward extraterrestrial phenomena and extraterrestrial beings.
    • McGill University -- Kirk's Alma Mater and home of the "Shatner" building, now offers, through its Political Science program, a graduate Exopolitics program.1996 May 31, “Coyote” from lair.net, “McGill University offers: Exopolitics Program!!!”, in alt.startrek.tos.trekmuse (Usenet)
    • 1999 April, Paris Arnopoulos, Exopolitics: Polis - Ethnos - Cosmos, Classical Theories and Praxis of Foreign Affairs, Nova Science
  2. (neologism) The art or science of government as concerned with creating or influencing policy towards beings and phenomena from other universes and dimensions.
  3. (neologism) The relationship of terrestrial politicians to any future human colonies off the Earth, e.g. on the Moon, other planets, deep space and other star systems.

Origin of exopolitics

Constructed from Ancient Greek: exo- (“outside; extrasolar”) + politics.

Questions about exopolitics

What does exopolitics mean?
Exopolitics means the art or science of government as concerned with creating or influencing policy toward extraterrestrial phenomena and extraterrestrial beings.
What part of speech is exopolitics?
Exopolitics is a noun.

Words near exopolitics in the dictionary

  1. exopodites
  2. exopoditic
  3. exopods
  4. exopolis
  5. exopolises
  6. exopolitics
  7. exopolygalacturonase
  8. exopolygalacturonases
  9. exopolymer
  10. exopolymerase
  11. exopolymerases

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