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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Machiavelian

· Mach·i·a·vel·ian · IPA
01 a. Of or pertaining to Machiavelli, or to his supposed principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his tract The Prince; politicall…
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    Of or pertaining to Machiavelli, or to his supposed principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his tract The Prince; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity, political expediency, unscrupulous cunning, or bad faith; crafty.
02 n. One who adopts the principles of Machiavelli; a cunning and unprincipled politician.
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    One who adopts the principles of Machiavelli; a cunning and unprincipled politician.