Machiavelli

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

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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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Contemporary Examples

Impossible plot machinations have been ceded to Machiavelli and the Italian states.
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William O’Connor
July 18, 2014
After years of quiet circulation, it was banned, but Machiavelli copied it.
The Book That Changed the World
Jimmy So
October 7, 2011
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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Anna David
August 17, 2010
“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
A couple of years at the White House would turn Pollyanna into Machiavelli.
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Christopher Buckley
November 29, 2008

Historical Examples

It is easy to let either Luther or Machiavelli steal away our entire sympathy.
Albert Durer
T. Sturge Moore
This worthy politician must have been a perfect Machiavelli.
Ireland as It Is
Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
This is bolder and more chilling than Machiavelli, more detached than Montaigne.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
Johan Huizinga
He finds his guide and leader in "The Prince," written by Machiavelli.
The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon
Newell Dwight Hillis
He was pitifully vain of his reputation as a Machiavelli and a go-between.
The Plum Tree
David Graham Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for machiavelli

Machiavelli

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.

Machiavelli

Examples from the Web for machiavelli

Contemporary Examples

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

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

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

“I think there is a real difference, as Pericles and Machiavelli said, between leading and being led,” she said.

A couple of years at the White House would turn Pollyanna into Machiavelli.

Historical Examples

It is easy to let either Luther or Machiavelli steal away our entire sympathy.

This worthy politician must have been a perfect Machiavelli.

This is bolder and more chilling than Machiavelli, more detached than Montaigne.

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

He was pitifully vain of his reputation as a Machiavelli and a go-between.

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