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realpolitik

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realpolitik

Main Entry:: re·al·po·li·tik
Pronunciation:: \rā-ˈäl-ˌpō-li-ˌtēk\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often capitalized
Etymology:: German, from real actual + Politik politics
Date:: 1914

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

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