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MACHIAVELLIANISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Machiavellianism mean? 

MACHIAVELLIANISM (noun)
  The noun MACHIAVELLIANISM has 1 sense:

1. the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic governmentplay

  Familiarity information: MACHIAVELLIANISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MACHIAVELLIANISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Machiavellianism" is a kind of...):

autocracy (a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual)


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