realpolitik
practical politics

The Revolution of 1848 forced the historian into practical politics.

"Do not let us get beyond practical politics," said the first.

This is a private interlude: we return to practical politics.

So does practical politics, since no democratic culture can be built where citizens live in terror of armed forces that hold themselves above all law.

What I have lost is my old childlike faith in practical politics.

When it came to practical politics, Burden's level of human compassion was never high.

Many leading Republicans said the repositioning was born of practical politics.

They framed it as an issue of practical politics and not a referendum on abortion itself.

My follow-up question to the Commissioner is about how we might follow up the protests in terms of practical politics.

He was never interested in getting involved in the practical politics.