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realpolitik


re·al·po·li·tik

noun, often capitalized \rā-ˈäl-ˌpō-li-ˌtēk\

Definition of REALPOLITIK

: politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives

Origin of REALPOLITIK

German, from real actual + Politik politics
First Known Use: 1914

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