Meaning Of The Word Realpolitik

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realpolitik in American English
foreign policy determined by expediency rather than ethics or world opinion; power politics
noun: political realism or practical politics, esp. policy based on power rather than on ideals

realpolitik in British English
noun: a ruthlessly realistic and opportunist approach to statesmanship, rather than a moralistic one, esp as exemplified by Bismarck

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