Machiavellianism

English

Etymology

Machiavellian +‎ -ism

Noun

Machiavellianism (countable and uncountable; plural Machiavellianisms)

1. A political philosophy, based on the writings of Machiavelli, especially The Prince, that advocates the use of ruthlessness and duplicity in political dealings.
2. A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy.
3. Any ruthless, duplicitous behavior.

Synonyms

• Machiavellism
• realpolitik

Translations

philosophy

• French: machiavélisme (fr) m

political maneuver

• French: machiavélisme (fr) m

ruthless, duplicitous behavior

• French: machiavélisme (fr) m

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• Romanian Machiavelism (ro)