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machiavellian::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | follower |
machiavellian:: | Spocien Dictionary
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| Derivation | machiavelli |
Examples of machiavellian
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The menu planners have reeled you in with their machiavellian tactics.
From the guardian.co.uk
Levy behind the facade of being a small, bald bespectacled nerd is a machiavellian cunning genius.
From the guardian.co.uk
If I had, that would have only left two, maybe they're the machiavellian puppet-masters behind it all?
From the smh.com.au
Machiavellian gamers can backstab their own allies in this way, or simply pay off the pirates to harass a common enemy.
From the sacbee.com
The military obsession with India leads to policies that are counter to American interests, particularly by the machiavellian ISI.
From the economist.com
One thing I can say is that Gaddafi was a political, machiavellian genius and a gifted leader, despite being a typically brutal dictator.
From the guardian.co.uk
The term machiavellian may derive from the 16th-century writer and philosopher but it cannot be assumed that all Italians are masters of intrigue.
From the guardian.co.uk
Machiavellian behavior, she writes, is probably closely related to borderline personality disorder, so named because it sits on the borderline between psychosis and neurosis.
From the fredbortz.scienceblog.com
Not least the boardwalk is a character unto itself, a meticulously re-created backdrop against which the machiavellian machinations of the ensemble cast play out.
From the smh.com.au
- Of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended; "Machiavellian thinking"
- (machiavellianism) the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government
- (machiavelli) a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
- Machiavellianism is "the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct". The word comes from the Italian Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolu00F2 Machiavelli, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince), among other works.
- Machiavellianism is "the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct". The word comes from the Italian Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolu00F2 Machiavelli, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince), among other works.
- (Machiavelli (Italian card game)) Machiavelli is an Italian card game derived from Rummy and is usually played by 2 up to 5 players, but can played by even an higher number. Because of its characteristics, is not generally associated with gambling, but is instead a party game.
- (Machiavelli (video game)) Merchant Prince is a series of video games taking place in Italy starting in 1300. You play the part of head of a merchant trading family in Venice, and compete with the other three Venetian trading families using a range of methods, some fair, some foul. ...
- (Machiavellianism) A political philosophy, based on the writings of Machiavelli, especially The Prince, that advocates the use of ruthlessness and duplicity in political dealings; A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy; Any ruthless, duplicitous behavior
- (Machiavellianism) The degree to which people are pragmatic, maintain emotional distance, and believe that ends justify means.
