realpolitik

/ɹeɪˈɑːlpɒlɪˌtiːk/ /ɹeɪˈɑlpoʊlɪˌtik/

Meanings

noun

Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.

Examples :

"The school principal's decision to overlook minor dress code violations to maintain peace and focus on improving test scores was an example of realpolitik. "

Related Words

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

improving verb

/ɪmˈpɹuːvɪŋ/

To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

"Buying more servers would improve performance."

violations noun

/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃənz/ /ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃnz/

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

"The construction workers received several violations for not wearing their safety helmets. "

maintain verb

/meɪnˈteɪn/

To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.

"My friends are always there to maintain my confidence when I'm struggling with my studies. "

concerned verb

/kənˈsɜːnd/ /kənˈsɝnd/

To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

"The upcoming election concerns the future of our city. "

pragmatic noun

/pɹæɡˈmætɪk/

A man of business.

"The pragmatic, with his focus on efficiency, quickly organized the team for the project. "

perceived verb

/pəˈsiːvd/ /pɚˈsivd/

To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.

"The student perceived the teacher's frustration by the tone of her voice. "

interests noun

/ˈɪnt(ə)ɹɪsts/

The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

overlook noun

/əʊvəˈlʊk/ /oʊvəɹˈlʊk/

A vista or point that gives a beautiful view.

"From the overlook on the hill, we could see the whole town spread out below. "

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

The act of deciding.

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

example noun

/əɡˈzæmpl̩/ /ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩/

Something that is representative of all such things in a group.

"The teacher gave a good example of a sentence using the past tense. "