MACHIAVELLIANISM

PRONUNCIATION: (mak-ee-uh-VEL-ee-uh-niz-uhm)

MEANING: noun: The use of unscrupulous means, cunning, and deceit in pursuit of power, especially in politics.

ETYMOLOGY: After Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), Florentine statesman and author of The Prince, a political treatise describing the use of craft and deceit to achieve political power. Earliest documented use: 1607.
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PACHIAVELLIANISM - a man's use of unscrupulous means, cunning, and deceit in pursuit of power

MACHINAVELLIANISM - a robot's use of unscrupulous means, cunning, and deceit in pursuit of power

MAC HAVE "LILIANISM" - anyone named LILIAN has a head start up the management ladder at Macdonald's