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1. WordNet® 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

2. 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

3. 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

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