machiavellian

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see also: Machiavellian

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Adjective

machiavellian

1. Alternative form of Machiavellian

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Machiavellian

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌmæk.i.əˈvɛl.i.ən/, /ˌmæk.jəˈvɛl.i.ən/
• (America) IPA: /ˌmɑk.i.əˈvɛl.i.ən/, /ˌmæk.jəˈvɛl.i.ən/

Adjective

machiavellian

1. Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.

   Iago is the Machiavellian antagonist in William Shakespeare's play, Othello.

2. Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli.
   • 2006, Mark Vernon, Philosophy and Life, "Plato or Machiavelli ↗",

     It is Machiavellian, in the sense that it revolves around the question of how to maintain power.

Translations

• French: machiavélique
• German: machiavellistisch
• Italian: machiavellico, machiavelliano
• Portuguese: maquiavélico
• Spanish: maquiavélico

Translations

• French: machiavélien
• Italian: machiavelliano
• Portuguese: maquiaveliano

Noun

machiavellian (plural machiavellians)

1. A ruthless schemer.

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