Machiavellism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Machiavellianism
"The theory and practice dealt with in this essay are all related to what I call Machiavellism, by which I mean the disregard of moral scruples in politics, that is, the political use, limited only by expediency, of every kind of deception and force."
Example
More examples"The theory and practice dealt with in this essay are all related to what I call Machiavellism, by which I mean the disregard of moral scruples in politics, that is, the political use, limited only by expediency, of every kind of deception and force."
Etymology
From Machiavelli + -ism.
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