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📚 noun • entry_id 49125

Machiavellianism

Meanings (ES + gloss)
maquiavelismo
The political philosophy of Machiavelli, especially the realist doctrine which emphasizes the maintenance of the state above ethical concerns.
"Machiavellianism is a radical type of political realism that is applied to both domestic and international affairs."
Let us turn, finally, to the war itself, and ask ourselves if it can be understood as the victory of decency over Machiavellianism.
maquiavelismo
A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy. Unsavory government politics.
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