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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Other Word Forms

• Bismarckianism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Bismarckian

First recorded in 1865–70; Bismarck + -ian

Example Sentences

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

Tirelessly, he decorated the famous pavilions and chateau of Louis' Bismarckian minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, at the Parisian suburb of Sceaux, and somehow found time to follow the royal retinue on military campaigns abroad.

From Time Magazine Archive

That was the Bismarckian policy twenty-five years ago, and though new economic conditions have had great influence in modifying it since, particularly as it regards the East, it is practically Germany's policy now.

From William of Germany by Shaw, Stanley