Realpolitik

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See also: realpolitik

English

Noun

Realpolitik (countable and uncountable, plural Realpolitiks)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of realpolitik.

German

Etymology

From real (real) +‎ Politik (politics), introduced by August Ludwig von Rochau.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁeˈaːlpoliˌtiːk/, /-ˌtɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: Re‧al‧po‧li‧tik

Noun

Realpolitik f (genitive Realpolitik, plural Realpolitiken)

  1. (politics) realpolitik (pragmatic international government policy)
    Hypernym: Politik

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References

  1. ^ August Ludwig von Rochau (1853) Grundsätze der Realpolitik, angewendet auf die staatlichen Zustände Deutschlands (in German), Stuttgart: K. Göpel

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