Definitions for machiavellism
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Mach•i•a•vel•li•anˌmæk i əˈvɛl i ən(adj.)
of or pertaining to Machiavelli.
Category: Western History
being or acting in accordance with the principles of government analyzed in Machiavelli's The Prince, in which political expediency is placed above morality.
Category: Western History
characterized by unscrupulous cunning, deception, or expediency.
Category: Western History
(n.)a follower of Machiavelli's principles.
Category: Western History
Origin of Machiavellian:
1560–70
Mach`i•a•vel′li•an•ism(n.)
Mach`i•a•vel′lism(n.)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Machiavellism
the doctrine taught by Machiavelli in "The Prince," that to preserve the integrity of a State the ruler should not feel himself bound by any scruple such as may suggest itself by considerations of justice and humanity; the State he regards as too precious an institution to endanger by scruples of that sort.
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