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Bismarckian

American  
[biz-mahr-kee-uhn] / bɪzˈmɑr ki ən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.


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Origin of Bismarckian

First recorded in 1865–70; Bismarck + -ian

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In fact, many of the more notable successes of American foreign policy centered around this Bismarckian idea.

From Washington Post Mar. 17, 2023

But raw power lubricated by audacious lying is Bismarckian.

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2022

Palmerston appeared determined to thwart all attempts at domestic reform, and he was increasingly out of touch in the new Bismarckian world of international realpolitik.

From BBC May 1, 2015

He used the term in its proper sense as applied to the Bismarckian philosophy of the centralization of government, dominating all the activities of the people.

From Time Magazine Archive

His was a Bismarckian nature, reminiscent of the Iron Chancellor alike physically and mentally.

From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

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