machination
noun
Origin of machination
Synonyms for machination
Related Words for machinations
stratagem, conspiracy, ploy, intrigue, ruse, dodge, cabal, sellout, practice, trick, design, artifice, device, scheme, skullduggeryExamples from the Web for machinations
Contemporary Examples of machinations
But Flagg, too, comes apart in his machinations, bent ever more fully on political domination.
So perhaps the barbed wire and the machinations of the plot did duty for other obstacles that stood between myself and freedom.
The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First MasterpieceJohn le Carré
November 8, 2014
True, not all of these threats can be explained by the machinations of a global organization known as al Qaeda.
To those unaccustomed to the machinations of the UN, this may seem like yet another insignificant and toothless resolution.
Russian Church Patriarch Kirill asked God to intervene to end the machinations of those who wanted to separate Russia and Ukraine.
Historical Examples of machinations
What protection had the defenceless child that had been I against these machinations?
The Cruise of the Shining LightNorman Duncan
And, secondly, who is to be the victim of your machinations.
The Hound From The NorthRidgwell Cullum
He shall know of these machinations which bring honest men to this place.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
The result of his machinations must be told in a fresh chapter.
From a Terrace in PragueLieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
"Against the machinations of a gentleman to whom you have been——" he hesitated for a word.
The Daffodil MysteryEdgar Wallace