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   Re·al·ist

   /ˈrēələst/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who accepts a situation as it is and is prepared to deal with it accordingly: "I am a realist, with no time for your world of make believe"
   • ▪ a person who believes that the subject matter of politics is political power, not matters of principle: "the classical realist believes that the state is the most important actor in the international system"
   • 2. an artist or writer whose style is characterized by the representation of people or things as they actually are: "Dickens and other nineteenth-century realists"
   • 3. a person who believes in the theory of realism: "modern philosophical realists"

   adjective

   • 1. accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly: "a realist view of the world, its problems, and its future"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting the view that the subject matter of politics is political power, not matters of principle: "a political realist standpoint"
   • 2. representing a person or thing in a way that is accurate and true to life: "a realist drama"
   • ▪ relating to an artistic or literary movement or style characterized by the representation of people or things as they actually are: "realist painters and sculptors"
   • 3. relating to or denoting the theory of realism: "a realist theory of perception"

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