"Machiavellianism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Machiavellianisms [plural]
Etymology: From Machiavellian + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Machiavellian|ism}} Machiavellian + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Machiavellianism (countable and uncountable, plural Machiavellianisms)
  1. (philosophy, politics) A political philosophy, based on the writings of Machiavelli, especially The Prince, that advocates the use of ruthlessness and duplicity in political dealings. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy, Politics Synonyms: realpolitik, Machiavellism
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  2. (countable) A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy. Tags: countable Translations (political maneuver): machiavellismi (Finnish), machiavélisme [masculine] (French), Machiavellismus [masculine] (German), Realpolitik [feminine] (German), μακιαβελισμός (makiavelismós) [masculine] (Greek), makiavelisme (Indonesian), machiavellismo [masculine] (Italian), maquiavelismo [masculine] (Portuguese), machiavelism [neuter] (Romanian), макиавелли́зм (makiavellízm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Machiavellianism-en-noun-Unv18OHF Disambiguation of 'political maneuver': 14 81 4 1
  3. (personality psychology) A psychological trait centered on interpersonal manipulation, unemotional coldness, and indifference to morality. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology
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  4. (by extension) Any ruthless, duplicitous behavior. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable Translations (ruthless, duplicitous behavior): häikäilemättömyys (Finnish), machiavélisme [masculine] (French), μακιαβελισμός (makiavelismós) [masculine] (Greek), makiavelisme (Indonesian), machiavellismo [masculine] (Italian), makiawelizm [masculine] (Polish), maquiavelismo [masculine] (Portuguese), макиавелли́зм (makiavellízm) [masculine] (Russian), makyavelizm (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Machiavellianism-en-noun-8TLZJAgf Disambiguation of 'ruthless, duplicitous behavior': 7 1 7 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Machiavelianism, Machiavellism Holonyms (personality psychology): dark triad Translations (philosophy): 馬基雅維利主義 /马基雅维利主义 (Mǎjīyǎwéilì zhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 馬基維利主義 /马基维利主义 (Mǎjīwéilì zhǔyì) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), machiavelismus [masculine] (Czech), makjavellism (Estonian), machiavellismi (Finnish), machiavélisme [masculine] (French), Machiavellismus [masculine] (German), μακιαβελισμός (makiavelismós) [masculine] (Greek), Makiavelismo (Ido), makiavelisme (Indonesian), machiavellismo [masculine] (Italian), 마키아벨리즘 (makiabellijeum) (Korean), makiawelizm [masculine] (Polish), maquiavelismo [masculine] (Portuguese), machiavelism [neuter] (Romanian), макиавелли́зм (makiavellízm) [masculine] (Russian), machiavelizmus [masculine] (Slovak)
Disambiguation of 'personality psychology': 25 5 36 35 Disambiguation of 'philosophy': 50 45 5 0

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    "Terms with Turkish translations"
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        "(by extension) Any ruthless, duplicitous behavior."
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      "word": "makjavellism"
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      "word": "마키아벨리즘"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "machiavellismi"
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "it",
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    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "political maneuver",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "maquiavelismo"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "political maneuver",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "макиавелли́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ruthless, duplicitous behavior",
      "word": "häikäilemättömyys"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "el",
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "ruthless, duplicitous behavior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "machiavellismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "ruthless, duplicitous behavior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "makiawelizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "ruthless, duplicitous behavior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maquiavelismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "makiavellízm",
      "sense": "ruthless, duplicitous behavior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "макиавелли́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "ruthless, duplicitous behavior",
      "word": "makyavelizm"
    }
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}

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