Original sentence: Realpolitik (German: real ("realistic", "practical" or "actual") and Politik ("politics")) refers to  politics or diplomacy based primarily on practical considerations, rather than ideological notions.The term realpolitik is often used pejoratively to imply politics that is coercive, amoral, or Machiavellian
Edited sentence: Realpolitik (German: real ("realistic", "practical" or "actual") and Politik ("politics")) is a term that is synonomous to Machiavellianism  and is used to describe politics based on strictly practical rather than ideological notions, and practiced without any "sentimental illusions".Realpolitik is usually used pejoratively as a term to imply politics imposed by means of physical violence, political extortion or economic suppression, or to imply completely amoral politics aimed solely to achieve the goals by any means