CEFR B2

realpolitik

noun

Meaning

realpolitik means pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses realpolitik to mean pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
The teacher asked students to find realpolitik in the reading.

Synonyms: Machiavellianism, pragmatism

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realpolitik (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ɹeɪˈɑːlpɒlɪˌtiːk/

Definition

realpolitik means pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses realpolitik to mean pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
The teacher asked students to find realpolitik in the reading.
Check the words around realpolitik to choose the right meaning.

How to Use realpolitik

a/the realpolitik (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a realpolitik."
realpolitik in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked realpolitik in context before translating it."

Synonyms of realpolitik

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