Machiavellianism
Ma·chi·a·vel·lian·ism [ ˌma-kē-ə-ˈve-lē-ə-ˌni-zəm]
[ˌma-kē-ə-ˈve-lē-ə-ˌni-zəm]
: the political theory of Machiavelli
especially : the view that politics is amoral and that any means however unscrupulous can justifiably be used in achieving political power First Known Use of Machiavellianism
1607, in the meaning defined above
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