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realpolitik definition

re·al·po·li·tik (rā äl′pô′lə tēk′)

noun

foreign policy determined by expediency rather than ethics or world opinion; power politics

Etymology: Ger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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