REALPOLITIK

realpolitik, practical politics

(noun) politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

realpolitik (countable and uncountable, plural realpolitiks)

(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.

Synonyms: Machiavellianism, pragmatism

Noun

Realpolitik (countable and uncountable, plural Realpolitiks)

Alternative letter-case form of realpolitik.

Source: Wiktionary



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23 June 2024

AUDACIOUS

(adjective) invulnerable to fear or intimidation; “audacious explorers”; “fearless reporters and photographers”; “intrepid pioneers”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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