Machiavelli

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

/ ˌmæk i əˈvɛl i; Italian ˌmɑ kyɑˈvɛl li /

noun

Nic·co·lò di Ber·nar·do

[neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw], /ˌnik kɔˈlɔ di bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/, 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.

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Impossible plot machinations have been ceded to Machiavelli and the Italian states.
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Practical, sincere and positive, Machiavelli never raises points deficient in actuality.
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British Dictionary definitions for Machiavelli

Machiavelli

/ (ˌmækɪəˈvɛlɪ) /

noun

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)

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