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Meaning of machiavellian

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

machiavellian

adjective

Definitions

  1. Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.

  2. Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Machiavellian

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