Meaning of Machiavel | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who follows the principles laid down by Niccolò Machiavelli.
2. A schemer or intriguer.

Equivalents

Examples

“The distinction is between the anonymous Continental Op of the detective novel, the man of honour who must nevertheless walk⟳ down mean⟳ streets, and the thoroughgoing Machiavel, the man who has learned not to be good.”

“In pursuit of these ends, agents will find⟳ themselves in conflict with morality and we want⟳ them to be the sorts of people who can reject⟳ morality, yet we don’t want⟳ them to be Machiavels in the worst sense⟳.”

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