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Definition of Machiavelli

1. Noun. A statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527).

Definition of Machiavelli

1. Proper noun. Niccolò ''Machiavelli'' (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work ''The Prince'' (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods. ¹

2. Proper noun. A Machiavellian person ¹

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Literary usage of Machiavelli

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"Machiavelli, it may be noted, knows nothing of chivalry, and even less of the Sermon on the Mount. Do to others, not as you would they should do to you, ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"Machiavelli, it may be noted, knows nothing of chivalry, and even less of the Sermon on the Mount. Do to others, not as you would they should do to you, ..."

3. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"Machiavelli used his failing energies, undermined by chronic disease, ... But Machiavelli found that he was to be allowed no part in the popular movement ..."

4. The World's Legal Philosophies by Fritz Berolzheimer (1912)
"In this connection it was unfortunate that Machiavelli had previously ... To every critic of Machiavelli the inconsistency of these two positions is ..."

5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"Bans Machiavelli IN By JB FIRTH From the Daily Telegraph and Morning Pott, London Independent Conservative Daily A list of authors, ancient and modern, ..."

6. The Italian Renaissance in England: Studies by Lewis Einstein (1902)
"In most cases Machiavelli was regarded as their promoter and prime mover; ... To sixteenth century Europe, Machiavelli represented something entirely ..."

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