Mach"i*a*vel*ism (?), Mach`i*a*vel"ian*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. machiav'elisme; It. machiavellismo.]

The supposed principles of Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.

 

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