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Machiavellian /mak-i-ə-velˈyən or -i-ən/ adjective- Ruled by (esp political) expediency rather than morality
- Crafty, perfidious in conduct or action
noun- A follower of the political principles described by Niccolò Machiavelli, Florentine statesman and writer (1469–1527)
- Any cunning and unprincipled politician
Machiavellˈianism or Machiavellˈism noun - The political principles described by Machiavelli, or conduct based on them
- Cunning statesmanship
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