Definition of "practical politics" []

• Politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Undramatic practical politics wouldn’t suit Hector MacGregor’s taste."
• "Undramatic practical politics wouldn't suit Hector MacGregor's taste."
• "Hawthorne was witness to a curious strategic manouvre between President Pierce and Minister Buchanan, which, however, he was not sufficiently familiar with practical politics to perceive the full meaning of."