Word
of the Day for Thursday 30th October 2014
Realpolitik \rey-AHL-poh-li-teek, ree-\
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Noun
1. Political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals. |
Quotes
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Alas, when one advances blindly across the boggy ground of realpolitik,
when pragmatism takes up the baton and conducts the orchestra, ignoring what
is written in the score, you can be pretty sure that, as the imperative logic
of dishonour will show, there are still, after all, a few more steps to
descend.
-- José Saramago, Death with Interruptions, 2005 |
Origin
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Realpolitik comes directly from the German word of the
same spelling which means "politics of realism." It emerged in
English in the 1910’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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