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MachiavellianDefinitions
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| Machiavellian | |
| 1. adj. Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career. |  |
| Iago is the Machiavellian antagonist in William Shakespeare's play, Othello. | |
| 2. adj. Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli. | |
| 3. n. A ruthless schemer. | |
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