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Noun: realpolitik  rey'aal,pó-li,teek
  1. Politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
    "The diplomat advocated for realpolitik in international negotiations";
    - practical politics

Derived forms: realpolitiks

Type of: government, political science, politics

Encyclopedia: Realpolitik