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Machiavellian

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Noun

1. machiavellian

a follower of Machiavelli's principles

Adjective

2. machiavellian

of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended

Example Sentences:
'Machiavellian thinking'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Machiavellian

see synonyms of machiavellian
adjective (sometimes not capital)
1. 
of or relating to the alleged political principles of Machiavelli; cunning, amoral, and opportunist
noun
2. 
a cunning, amoral, and opportunist person, esp a politician

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Machiavellian

see synonyms of machiavellian
adjective
1. 
of Machiavelli
2. 
of, like, or characterized by the political principles and methods of expediency, craftiness, and duplicity set forth in Machiavelli's book, The Prince; crafty, deceitful, etc.
noun
3. 
a follower of such principles and methods

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Machiavellian

see synonyms of machiavellian
adj.
1. Of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism.
2. Suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning.

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