English Explanatory Dictionary

Machiavellianism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The political philosophy of Machiavelli, especially the realist doctrine which emphasizes the maintenance of the state above ethical concerns.
  2. A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy. Unsavory government politics.
  3. A psychological construct centered on interpersonal manipulation, lack of empathy, cold affect, and indifference to morality.

Word forms

Machiavellianism Machiavellianisms Machiavelianism Machiavellism

Etymology

From Machiavellian + -ism.

Synonyms

realpolitik Machiavellism raison d'etat realism

Translations

Finnish: häikäilemättömyys French: machiavélisme Greek: μακιαβελισμός Indonesian: makiavelisme Italian: machiavellismo Polish: makiawelizm Portuguese: maquiavelismo Russian: макиавелли́зм Spanish: maquiavelismo Turkish: makyavelizm
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