Machiavelli — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Machiavelli noun A person who schemes and manipulates others cunningly and without moral scruple, in order to gain or hold power.
Senses
Machiavelli is used for these senses in English:
- Machiavelli Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.