Machiavelli
- 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.
Examples from the Web for machiavelli
Contemporary Examples of machiavelli
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 of machiavelli
It is easy to let either Luther or Machiavelli steal away our entire sympathy.
Albert DurerT. Sturge Moore
This worthy politician must have been a perfect Machiavelli.
Ireland as It IsRobert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
This is bolder and more chilling than Machiavelli, more detached than Montaigne.
Erasmus and the Age of ReformationJohan Huizinga
He finds his guide and leader in "The Prince," written by Machiavelli.
The Blot on the Kaiser's 'ScutcheonNewell Dwight Hillis
He was pitifully vain of his reputation as a Machiavelli and a go-between.
The Plum TreeDavid Graham Phillips
Machiavelli
- 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)
Word Origin and History for machiavelli
Machiavelli
see Machiavellian. His name was Englished 16c.-18c. as Machiavel.