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Machiavellian

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The senator, a college gridiron star, has a coldly Machiavellian widow.

El Comandante used his Machiavellian bag of tricks to fuel a spoils system and political juggernaut that Venezuelans worshiped.

She is popular within the Democratic caucus, and there is no apparent Machiavellian maneuvering to unseat her.

“George is not a Machiavellian self-interested monster,” Ashton said calmly on the last day of rebuttal.

From Tribal Council to taxes to Trump, trouble seems to follow the Machiavellian reality-TV competitor.

It was at that time they displayed that astute and patiently Machiavellian policy, which finally led to their triumph.

Hasan, brought up in this atmosphere of duplicity, was therefore well fitted to play the Machiavellian rôle of an Ismaili Dai.

Such was Ralegh's machiavellian policy that he would never confer with but one at once.

Until Germany abandons this Machiavellian doctrine it will be impossible to treat her as a civilized Power.

A soldier of fortune, like his illustrious chief, he distinguished himself chiefly by his Machiavellian talents for diplomacy.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to Machiavellian, such as: cunning, expedient, opportunist, artful, astute, and calculating.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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