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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Examples from the Web for machiavelli

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.
The Book That Changed the World|Jimmy So|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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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“I think there is a real difference, as Pericles and Machiavelli said, between leading and being led,” she said.
Freshman Terror|Benjamin Sarlin|August 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The author of Machiavelli's Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove on whether Bush will pardon his longtime advisor.
Will Rove Get a Pardon?|Paul Alexander|November 26, 2008|DAILY BEAST
What manner of man was Machiavelli at home and in the market-place?
Machiavelli, Volume I|Niccol Machiavelli
Practical, sincere and positive, Machiavelli never raises points deficient in actuality.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
"Machiavelli was a poor creature, when compared with you," says Miss Peyton, saucily.
Faith and Unfaith|Duchess
His successor, Castruccio Castracane, the hero of Machiavelli's romance, is another.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
Machiavelli was not the first Italian who thought and wrote upon the problems of his time.
Machiavelli, Volume I|Niccol Machiavelli

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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Word Origin and History for machiavelli

Machiavelli

see Machiavellian. His name was Englished 16c.-18c. as Machiavel.