Machiavellianism

English

Alternative forms

Machiavelianism

Etymology

Machiavellian +‎ -ism

Noun

Machiavellianism (countable and uncountable, plural Machiavellianisms)

A political philosophy, based on the writings of Machiavelli, especially The Prince, that advocates the use of ruthlessness and duplicity in political dealings.
A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy.
Any ruthless, duplicitous behavior.

Synonyms

Translations

philosophy

Czech: machiavelismus (cs) m
Estonian: makjavellism
Finnish: machiavellismi
French: machiavélisme (fr) m
German: Machiavellismus (de) m
Greek: μακιαβελισμός (el) m (makiavelismós)
Ido: Makiavelismo (io)

Italian: machiavellismo (it) m
Korean: 마키아벨리즘 (makiabellijeum)
Polish: makiawelizm (pl) m
Portuguese: Maquiavelismo m
Romanian: machiavelism (ro) n
Russian: макиавелли́зм (ru) m (makiavellízm)
Slovak: machiavelizmus m

political maneuver

Finnish: machiavellismi
French: machiavélisme (fr) m
German: Machiavellismus (de) m, Realpolitik (de) f
Greek: μακιαβελισμός (el) m (makiavelismós)

Italian: machiavellismo (it) m
Portuguese: Maquiavelismo m
Romanian: machiavelism (ro) n
Russian: макиавелли́зм (ru) m (makiavellízm)

ruthless, duplicitous behavior

Finnish: häikäilemättömyys (fi)
French: machiavélisme (fr) m
Greek: μακιαβελισμός (el) m (makiavelismós)
Italian: machiavellismo (it) m

Polish: makiawelizm (pl) m
Portuguese: Maquiavelismo m
Russian: макиавелли́зм (ru) m (makiavellízm)

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