Machiavelli
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But Aristotle, Polybius and Machiavelli in “Discourses on Livy” all warn the democracy has the tendency to devolve into “mob rule” or chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Simons charged investors 5% management plus 44% of profits — and billionaires who negotiate prenups that would make Machiavelli weep begged to get in.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
The cast of Renaissance characters is also large and somewhat ungainly, populated with outsize historical players that include Michelangelo, Savonarola, Raphael, Niccolò Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia, various popes, assorted Medicis and many more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024
The place never recovered financially post-pandemic, owner Suzette Jarding said, citing other operational difficulties as well; the silver lining here is that a new Machiavelli is already up and serving in Edmonds.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Instead, as we moved from one relic to the next, they debated philosophy—Hobbes and Descartes, Aquinas and Machiavelli.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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