machtpolitik
Britishnoun
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Origin of machtpolitik
from German
Example Sentences
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The apparent transformation of New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani from ruthless master of metropolitan machtpolitik into compassionate hybrid of Hamlet, the Duke of Windsor and Graham Greene raises a fascinating question.
From Time Magazine Archive
The choice was biologically a good one, but it headed Bertie and Britain, through Europe's interlocking dynastic feuds and Bismarck's intricate Machtpolitik, straight for World Wars I and II.
From Time Magazine Archive
The paper goes on to ask how Germany could imagine her future assured from a territorial point of view, but points out in conclusion that these are only external details, and concludes, returning to its favorite theme, as follows: 'Deeper than all, fundamental in any discussion of peace, is the question of the German political ideals, of German Machtpolitik and Weltpolitik, of Prussian militarism.'
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