Realpolitikern.
/reɪˈɑːlpɒlᵻˌtiːkə/, U.S. /reɪˈɑlˌpɔlᵻˌtikər/, /reɪˈɑlˌpɑlᵻˌtikər/ A person who believes in, advocates, or practises Realpolitik.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun] > concerned with specific types or branches
practical politician1770
politico religionist1809
professional politician1839
theopolitician1867
world politician1898
Realpolitiker1913
power-politician1917
geopolitician1934
1913 F. W. Wile Men around Kaiser 151 He [Marschall Von Bieberstein] was..essentially what is known in his country as a Realpolitiker. A Realpolitiker is a statesman who, eschewing the chase for the chimerical, concentrates on the pursuit of the practical.
1963 Observer 1 Dec. 21/4 He learned the lesson, and applied it in Laos—and not in the sentimentally tough way supposed by the realpolitikers.
1995 New Yorker 8 May 69/3 Kissinger erected a tower of abstractions drawn from nuclear theology to rationalize his role as the shuttle Realpolitiker—Bismarck in a jet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1913