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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
realpolitik
noun
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▪ And dissimulation was of course essential for the practice of realpolitik.
▪ Diplomacy and realpolitik continue to fascinate him.
▪ In Britain, commercial realpolitik had won the day.
▪ In good old realpolitik tradition, the chairman controls the staff and the budget.
▪ In the world of trade and realpolitik, it counts for nothing.
▪ The role produces masters of realpolitik, Machiavellian in the original sense of the word.
▪ Was there, in truth, any other option but the realpolitik of Wapping?
▪ What the idealism of the non-aligned movement could not bring about may finally happen through realpolitik.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
realpolitik

1914, from German Realpolitik, which can be translated as "practical politics." See real (adj.) + politics.

Wiktionary
realpolitik

n. (context politics English) pragmatic international government policy concerned with perceived interests of the nation.

WordNet
realpolitik

n. politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations [syn: practical politics]

Wikipedia
Realpolitik

Realpolitik (from "realistic", "practical", or "actual"; and "politics", ) is politics or diplomacy based primarily on considerations of given circumstances and factors, rather than explicit ideological notions or moral and ethical premises. In this respect, it shares aspects of its philosophical approach with those of realism and pragmatism. It is often simply referred to as pragmatism in politics, e.g. "pursuing pragmatic policies" (Singapore). The term Realpolitik is sometimes used pejoratively to imply politics that are coercive, amoral, or Machiavellian.

Realpolitik is often confused with the philosophy of political realism. Political realism is particular modern, descriptive paradigm, or theoretical and methodological framework, aimed at describing, explaining and, eventually, predicting events in the international relations domains. Both are often believed to suggest working from the hypothesis that it is chiefly based on the pursuit, possession, and application of power. (See also power politics) However, some International Relations Realists, such as Kenneth Waltz and Hans Morgenthau, have viewed states as pursuing immediate survival or security, rather than the pursuit of power.

Usage examples of "realpolitik".

You want underhanded and realpolitik, the Franklins make the Darhel look warm and fuzzy.

This is realpolitik, Demerzel, of the kind you have engaged in for so many thousands of years, at the cost of so many human lives.

We’re talking realpolitik, policies that influence the well-being of millions of people.