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Machiavelli definition

makēəvelē, mäkēəvelē
(person) 1469-1527; Florentine statesman & writer.
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Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.
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A Machiavellian person.
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Singular:
machiavelli
Plural:
machiavellis

Origin of machiavelli

  • The name derives from the feminine suffix machia, meaning "battle, fight" (see -machy) + Latin velli, present passive infinitive of vello "to pull or tear down, demolish."

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Machiavelli Sentence Examples

  • Whether as a result of his fear of the rivalry of Jem, or of his personal character, Bayezid showed little of the aggressive spirit of his warlike predecessors; and Machiavelli said that another such sultan would cause Turkey to cease being a menace to Europe.

  • Mahmud's policy was the converse of that recommended by Machiavelli, viz.

  • Machiavelli calls luxury, simony and cruelty the three dear friends and handmaids of the same pope.'

  • Between this date and the last month of 1506 Machiavelli laboured at his favourite scheme, working out memorials on the subject for his office, and suggesting the outlines of a new military organization.

  • Machiavelli immediately became their secretary.

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