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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a follower of Machiavelli's principles;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended;
- Example: "Machiavellian thinking"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Machiavelian \Mach`i*a*vel"ian\, Machiavellian \Mach`i*a*vel"lian\, a. [From Machiavel (also called Machiavelli), an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to the republic of Florence.] Of or pertaining to Machiavelli, or to his supposed principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his tract The Prince; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity, political expediency, unscrupulous cunning, or bad faith; crafty. [1913 Webster +PJC] Machiavelian
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Machiavelian \Mach`i*a*vel"ian\, Machiavellian \Mach`i*a*vel"lian\, n. One who adopts the principles of Machiavelli; a cunning and unprincipled politician. [1913 Webster] Machiavelism
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Machiavellian adj 1: of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended; "Machiavellian thinking" n 1: a follower of Machiavelli's principles