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Definition of realpolitik noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

realpolitik

noun

/reɪˈɑːlpɒlɪtiːk/

/reɪˈɑːlpɑːlɪtiːk/

[uncountable] (from German)

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a system of politics that is based on the actual situation and needs of a country or political party rather than on moral principles
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from German Realpolitik ‘practical politics’.

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