Realo

See also: realo and reālo

German

Etymology

From Realpolitiker + -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʁeˈaːlo]
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Noun

Realo m (strong, genitive Realos, plural Realos, feminine Reala)

  1. (colloquial, German politics) a member of a more pragmatic faction within a leftist organisation, often the FRG Green Party
    Antonyms: Fundi, Linker
    • 2022 April 11, Pascal Beucker, “Rücktritt von Ministerin Anne Spiegel: Verheerendes Krisenmanagement”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      [] Weil entgegen der Flügelübereinkunft der Realo Özdemir und nicht der Linke Hofreiter Landwirtschaftsminister werden sollte, musste die Reala Göring-Eckardt der Linken Spiegel im Familienministerium weichen.
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Declension

Further reading

  • Realo” in Duden online
  • Realo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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