Machiavelli

[ mak-ee-uh-vel-ee; Italian mah-kyah-vel-lee ]

noun

1. Nic·co·lò di Ber·nar·do [neek-kaw-, law, dee be, r, -, nahr, -daw], 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.

Machiavelli

/ ˌmækɪəˈvɛlɪ /

noun

1. MachiavelliNiccolò14691527MFlorentinePOLITICS: statesmanPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Niccolò (nikkoˈlɔ). 1469–1527, Florentine statesman and political philosopher; secretary to the war council of the Florentine republic (1498–1512). His most famous work is Il Principe ( The Prince, 1532)

Example Sentences

You also argue forcefully against the Hitler-as-Machiavelli argument—that he killed Jews for political reasons.

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Impossible plot machinations have been ceded to Machiavelli and the Italian states.

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After years of quiet circulation, it was banned, but Machiavelli copied it.

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With Schiff we get the true woman, who was brilliant, cunning, and could out-Machiavelli any male ruler.

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In a business ethics class, you can use that as an example instead of Machiavelli, which provides a way into the concept.

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Machiavelli states that Uguccione fell ill, and had no part in the battle, which was won by Castruccio.

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He finds his guide and leader in "The Prince," written by Machiavelli.

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I went to the Teatro Machiavelli to see what effect had been produced there.

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The originality of Machiavelli in his Mandragora was not of the sort to encourage a departure from the beaten track.

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That alone was enough to make Machiavelli, the father of modern foreign policy, turn in his grave.

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