Prince, The

American  

noun

1. a treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.

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The Prince Cultural  

1. (1513) The best-known work of Niccolò Machiavelli, in which he asserts that a prince must use cunning and ruthless methods to stay in power.

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Example Sentences

After the national anthem the Crown Prince - the King's son - greeted each player.

From BBC

Adopting the moniker of Prince, the fleet-footed fighter entertained the masses with his leopard-print shorts and somersaults into the boxing ring.

From BBC

The program is modeled in the image of previous Grammy recognition shows, known as “salutes,” for artists like the Beatles; the Beach Boys; Prince; the Bee Gees; Whitney Houston; Earth, Wind & Fire; Elton John; Paul Simon; Cyndi Lauper and Stevie Wonder.

From Los Angeles Times

When asked by ABC News’ Mary Bruce about the propriety of hosting the prince, the president blithely dismissed the concern.

From Salon

However his starring role in the Saudi football league has seen him become a face of the country's modernisation drive under the crown prince, the country's de-facto ruler, who wants to reduce the country's dependence on oil revenues by diversifying into other areas including sports and tourism.

From BBC