Machiavellianism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmækiəˈvɛliənɪzəm/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English Machiavellian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Machiavellianism From Machiavellian + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The political philosophy of Machiavelli, especially the realist doctrine which emphasizes the maintenance of the state above ethical concerns.
Let us turn, finally, to the war itself, and ask ourselves if it can be understood as the victory of decency over Machiavellianism.
2001, Tim Spiekerman, Shakespeare's Political Realism: The English History Plays, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 54:"Machiavellianism is a radical type of political realism that is applied to both domestic and international affairs."
2010, W. Julian Korab-Karpowicz, Political Realism in International Relations:
- (countable) A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy. Unsavory government politics.
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(countable, qualifier:personality psychology, uncountable) A psychological construct centered on interpersonal manipulation, lack of empathy, cold affect, and indifference to morality.
A cluster of dark personality traits named the “dark tetrad” (psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, sadism) has attracted the interest of researchers studying personality and decision making.
2025, David L. Dickinson, “Dark versus light personality types and moral choice”, in European Economic Review, →DOI:Machiavellianism refers to interpersonal strategies that advocate self-interest, deception, and manipulation, so it would seem inherently related to core psychopathy and narcissism.
2011, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Sophie von Stumm, Adrian Furnham, The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
Forms
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| Machiavelianism | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Machiavellism | alternative | lexicographic |
Holonyms
dark triad (personality psychology)
Synonyms
raison d'etat · realpolitik · Machiavellism · realism
Translations (41)
es maquiavelismo (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · id makiavelisme (political maneuver) · it machiavellismo (philosophy) · pt maquiavelismo (political maneuver) · ru макиавелли́зм (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · es maquiavelismo (philosophy) · fr machiavélisme (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · de Machiavellismus (political maneuver) · ms makiavelisme (political maneuver) · de Realpolitik (political maneuver) · ko 마키아벨리즘 (philosophy) · ru макиавелли́зм (philosophy) · pt maquiavelismo (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · tr makyavelizm (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · pl makiawelizm (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · cmn 馬基維利主義 /马基维利主义 (philosophy) · de Machiavellismus (philosophy) · id makiavelisme (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · el μακιαβελισμός (philosophy) · ru макиавелли́зм (political maneuver) · fr machiavélisme (political maneuver) · fr machiavélisme (philosophy) · es maquiavelismo (political maneuver) · sk machiavelizmus (philosophy) · fi machiavellismi (political maneuver) · fi häikäilemättömyys (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · et makjavellism (philosophy) · pl makiawelizm (philosophy) · ro machiavelism (philosophy) · cmn 馬基雅維利主義 /马基雅维利主义 (philosophy) · io Makiavelismo (philosophy) · el μακιαβελισμός (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · it machiavellismo (political maneuver) · cs machiavelismus (philosophy) · ms makiavelisme (philosophy) · pt maquiavelismo (philosophy) · ro machiavelism (political maneuver) · el μακιαβελισμός (political maneuver) · id makiavelisme (philosophy) · it machiavellismo (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) · fi machiavellismi (philosophy)