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Zoner · 09-12-2003, 12:21 PM

Mach•i•a•vel•li•an

Pronunciation: (mak"E-u-vel'E-un), [key]
—adj.
1. of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
2. being or acting in accordance with the principles of government analyzed in Machiavelli's The Prince, in which political expediency is placed above morality and the use of craft and deceit to maintain the authority and carry out the policies of a ruler is described.
3. characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, expediency, or dishonesty: He resorted to Machiavellian tactics in order to get ahead.

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Zoner is Offline Administrator Posts: 17,739 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Camp Crystal Lake	09-12-2003, 12:21 PM Mach•i•a•vel•li•an Pronunciation: (mak"E-u-vel'E-un), [key] —adj. 1. of, like, or befitting Machiavelli. 2. being or acting in accordance with the principles of government analyzed in Machiavelli's The Prince, in which political expediency is placed above morality and the use of craft and deceit to maintain the authority and carry out the policies of a ruler is described. 3. characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, expediency, or dishonesty: He resorted to Machiavellian tactics in order to get ahead.