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realpolitik

re·al·po·li·tik [ ray l poli tk ]


noun 
Definition:
 
politics based on practical considerations: politics based on pragmatism or practicality rather than on ethical or theoretical considerations

[Early 20th century. < German, "real politics"]

re·al·po·li·tik·er noun
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