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

OTHER WORDS FROM Bismarckian

Bis·marck·i·an·ism, noun

Words nearby Bismarckian

Bisley, bismanol, Bismarck, Bismarck Archipelago, Bismarck herring, Bismarckian, Bismarck, Otto von, bismillah, bismuth, bismuth chromate, bismuthic

How to use Bismarckian in a sentence

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