Machiavellianism should be avoided at all costs.
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Machiavellianism
Synonyms for "machiavellianism" (20 found)
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41 translations across 19 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 馬基維利主義 /马基维利主义 noun (philosophy)
- 馬基雅維利主義 /马基雅维利主义 noun (philosophy)
Czech
1 entries- machiavelismus noun (philosophy)
Estonian
1 entries- makjavellism noun (philosophy)
Finnish
3 entries- häikäilemättömyys noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
- machiavellismi noun (philosophy)
- machiavellismi noun (political maneuver)
French
3 entries- machiavélisme noun (philosophy)
- machiavélisme noun (political maneuver)
- machiavélisme noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
German
3 entries- Machiavellismus noun (philosophy)
- Machiavellismus noun (political maneuver)
- Realpolitik noun (political maneuver)
Greek
3 entries- μακιαβελισμός noun (philosophy)
- μακιαβελισμός noun (political maneuver)
- μακιαβελισμός noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
Ido
1 entries- Makiavelismo noun (philosophy)
Indonesian
3 entries- makiavelisme noun (philosophy)
- makiavelisme noun (political maneuver)
- makiavelisme noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
Italian
3 entries- machiavellismo noun (philosophy)
- machiavellismo noun (political maneuver)
- machiavellismo noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
Korean
1 entries- 마키아벨리즘 noun (philosophy)
Malay
2 entries- makiavelisme noun (philosophy)
- makiavelisme noun (political maneuver)
Polish
2 entries- makiawelizm noun (philosophy)
- makiawelizm noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
Portuguese
3 entries- maquiavelismo noun (philosophy)
- maquiavelismo noun (political maneuver)
- maquiavelismo noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
Romanian
2 entries- machiavelism noun (philosophy)
- machiavelism noun (political maneuver)
Russian
3 entries- макиавелли́зм noun (philosophy)
- макиавелли́зм noun (political maneuver)
- макиавелли́зм noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
Slovak
1 entries- machiavelizmus noun (philosophy)
Spanish
3 entries- maquiavelismo noun (philosophy)
- maquiavelismo noun (political maneuver)
- maquiavelismo noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
Turkish
1 entries- makyavelizm noun (ruthless, duplicitous behavior)
Sample sentences
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According to Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams, the "dark triad" of personality traits consists of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.
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"Machiavellianism is a radical type of political realism that is applied to both domestic and international affairs."
Source: wiktionary
Let us turn, finally, to the war itself, and ask ourselves if it can be understood as the victory of decency over Machiavellianism.
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