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Machiavelli in French

Machiavelli in French is Machiavel — Machiavelli means a person who schemes and manipulates others cunningly and without moral scruple, in order to gain or hold power.

Machiavelli in French

Machiavel
proper noun
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.

What does "Machiavelli" mean?

  1. noun A person who schemes and manipulates others cunningly and without moral scruple, in order to gain or hold power.
    "Colleagues called him a real Machiavelli for how he outmanoeuvred every rival for the promotion."
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Machiavelli in a sentence

  • Colleagues called him a real Machiavelli for how he outmanoeuvred every rival for the promotion.

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What is "Machiavelli" in French?

"Machiavelli" in French is Machiavel. Machiavelli means: A person who schemes and manipulates others cunningly and without moral scruple, in order to gain or hold power.

How do you use "Machiavelli" in a sentence?

Example: "Colleagues called him a real Machiavelli for how he outmanoeuvred every rival for the promotion." In French, "Machiavelli" is Machiavel.

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