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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹeɪˈɑːlpɒlɪˌtiːk/ [UK], /ɹeɪˈɑlpoʊlɪˌtik/ [US], /ɹiˈɑlpoʊlɪˌtik/ [US] Forms: realpolitiks [plural]
Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: Borrowed from German Realpolitik (literally “practical, realistic, fact-based, realism-based politics”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Realpolitik|lit=practical, realistic, fact-based, realism-based politics}} German Realpolitik (literally “practical, realistic, fact-based, realism-based politics”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} realpolitik (countable and uncountable, plural realpolitiks)
  1. (politics) Pragmatic but usually expansionist government policy and politics focused on perceived national interests of the state to the near exclusion of ethical, moral, and theoretical objectives. Wikipedia link: realpolitik Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: Realpolitik Derived forms: realpolitician, realpolitikal, realpolitiker Translations (pragmatic international government policy): وَاقِعِيَّة سِيَاسِيَّة (alt: wāqiʕiyya(t) siyāsiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), рэа́льная палі́тыка (reálʹnaja palítyka) [feminine] (Belarusian), 現實政治 (Chinese Mandarin), 现实政治 (xiànshí zhèngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), realpolitik [common-gender] (Danish), realecpolitiko (Esperanto), reaalpoliitika (Estonian), reaalipolitiikka (Finnish), realpolitik [feminine] (French), réalpolitik [feminine] (French), réalpolitique [feminine] (French), réal-politique [feminine] (French), Realpolitik [feminine] (German), ρεαλπολιτίκ (realpolitík) [feminine] (Greek), raunsæisstjórnmál [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), realpolitik (Indonesian), Realpolitik [feminine] (Italian), 現実的政治 (genjitsuteki seiji) (alt: げんじつてきせいじ) (Japanese), レアルポリティーク (rearuporitīku) (Japanese), 현실정치 (hyeonsiljeongchi) (alt: 現實政治) (Korean), siyaseta reel (Northern Kurdish), realpolitikk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), سیاست واقعی (siyâsat vâqe'i) (Persian), واقعگرایانه (vâqe'-garâyâne) (Persian), Realpolitik [feminine] (Polish), реа́льная поли́тика (reálʹnaja polítika) [feminine] (Russian), реалполити́к (realpolitík) [feminine] (Russian), realpolitik [common-gender] (Swedish), மெய் அரசியல்சார் (mey araciyalcār) (Tamil), реа́льна полі́тика (reálʹna polítyka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Noun [French]

IPA: /ʁə.al.pɔ.li.tik/ Forms: realpolitiks [plural]
Rhymes: -ik Etymology: Borrowed from German Realpolitik. [from 19th century] Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|de|Realpolitik}} German Realpolitik, {{defdate|from 19th century}} [from 19th century] Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} realpolitik f (plural realpolitiks)
  1. (politics) realpolitik Wikipedia link: fr:realpolitik Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: réalpolitik, réal-politique, réalpolitique (english: post-1990 spelling)
    Sense id: en-realpolitik-fr-noun-XVQuCQ7- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Topics: government, politics

Noun [Swedish]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], realpolitik [indefinite, nominative, singular]
Etymology: Compound of real + politik. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|sv|real|politik}} Compound of real + politik Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns|uncountable|g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} realpolitik c (uncountable), {{sv-noun|c|-}} realpolitik c (uncountable)
  1. realpolitik Tags: common-gender, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics Related terms: realpolitiker, realpolitisk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "It is Realpolitik in sport, and a Realpolitik which is not wholly unknown in England; but while the spirit of Realpolitik is still perceivable in German sport, it is equally perceivable that the standard English way of viewing sporting competition is becoming more and more approached in Germany.",
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