Machiavellian

Etymology
From the name of the Italian statesman and writer (1469–1527), whose work  (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.

Adjective

 * 1) Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.
 * 2) Related to the philosophical system of.
 * 1) Related to the philosophical system of.
 * 1) Related to the philosophical system of.

Translations

 * Arabic: مَكْيافِلِّيّ
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: machiavellistisk
 * Esperanto: makiavela
 * Finnish: machiavellimainen, machiavellilainen,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: maquiavélico
 * Swedish:


 * Armenian:
 * Danish: machiavellistisk
 * Finnish: machiavellilainen
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: maquiaveliano
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: maquiavélico


 * Macedonian:

Noun

 * 1) A ruthless schemer.