machiavellian
IPA: mɑkiʌvˈɛɫiʌn
Root Word: Machiavellian
noun
- A ruthless schemer.
adjective
- Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.
- Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli.
- Alternative form of Machiavellian [Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.]
Examples of "machiavellian" in Sentences
- Sort of a Machiavellian approach is now useless.
- I do worry about the machiavellian overtones really.
- He speaks of morals but is Machiavellian and immoral.
- I know it sounds Machiavellian but that's the way I am.
- Lucifer appears as the master of these Machiavellian arts.
- Even the definition Machiavellian has perpetuated this myth.
- They were quite Machiavellian in their political games and treachery.
- Thanks for the vote of confidence but I'm not nearly that Machiavellian.
- The Roman Republic is not a republic due to the Machiavellian definition
- Coercive power is Machiavellian in nature and is the opposite of reward power.