Bismarckian

[ biz-mahr-kee-uhn ]

/ bɪzˈmɑr ki ən /

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adjective

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

Bis·marck·i·an·ism, noun

The whole German people have become Bismarckian, and believe that it is might which creates right.
German Problems and Personalities|Charles Sarolea
I hope you haven't discovered anything Bismarckian about my back.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill
The Bismarckian realists among them believed that it would be brought about, in South Africa and elsewhere, by 'blood and iron.'
Human Nature In Politics|Graham Wallas
Bismarckian State control is brusque and baneful, and is certainly not the desire of the true Socialist.
British Socialism|J. Ellis Barker

This Bismarckian but imaginative rsum of the conversation in the Park came out quite glibly, and Marie laughed.
Scarlet and Hyssop|E. F. Benson