Explore Machiavellian through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like statesman or solon. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Machiavellian meaning
- Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics.
- Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli.
Synonyms of Machiavellian
Using Machiavellian
- The main meaning on this page is: Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics. | Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli.
- Useful related words include: statesman, solon, national leader, philosopher.
- In the example corpus, machiavellian often appears in combinations such as: the machiavellian, and machiavellian, for machiavellian.
Context around Machiavellian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Machiavellian
- In this selection, "machiavellian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, typical, someone, supposed, fashion, power and monster stand out and add context to how "machiavellian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sinister machiavellian figure with and bit a machiavellian monster as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "machiavellian" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with machiavellian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bannon is being his usual Machiavellian self. (7 words)
Urquhart was every bit a Machiavellian monster as Frank Underwood, if not more brutal. (14 words)
Once Ivar takes control of Kattegat, he also takes on a Machiavellian style of rule. (15 words)
The statement said it was a common knowledge that the NDC as a party lacked a message for Ghanaians and therefore, preparing themselves with all "diabolic and Machiavellian tactics" to secure electoral victory in the upcoming elections. (37 words)
Similarly, lots of broadcasters struggle to apply themselves to the job because, in most cases, society and environment they found themselves is where the Machiavellian principles tend to rule and the bottom line is how much money. (37 words)
One should readily see Putin’s expulsion of this NGO network from Russia as an obvious requirement in the interests of Russia, despite the squeals about ‘democracy’ from the Machiavellian subversives who were given the boot. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
In almost every instance, the U.S. government (often spearheaded by the FBI) has in its typical Machiavellian fashion sown the seeds of terror domestically and internationally in order to expand its own totalitarian powers.
It also featured isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surrealistic predicaments, incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic powers and Machiavellian power politics, resulting in a world of total chaos.
Urquhart was every bit a Machiavellian monster as Frank Underwood, if not more brutal.
Immerse yourself in tales of Machiavellian statecraft, Depression-era scandal and emotional turmoil on an R.A.F. air base.
Le Vernet mayor François Balique says it seems the boy must have been moved from the area by ‘a madman, or someone Machiavellian’, as no trace has been found.
The analyst emphasized the Machiavellian principle, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," in diplomatic strategies.
He expands his exploration on relationship dynamics to reveal a wickedly humorous newfound romance that is both suffocating and Machiavellian.
Lisa's supposed Machiavellian scheming was front and center every season, and Kyle stood firm that where there was smoke, there was a fire.
One should readily see Putin’s expulsion of this NGO network from Russia as an obvious requirement in the interests of Russia, despite the squeals about ‘democracy’ from the Machiavellian subversives who were given the boot.
Or, rather, an administration underpinned by the Machiavellian cunning of his chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, should not be underestimated.
Putin has to be reading the news lately and smiling that twisted little Machiavellian smile of his.
That’s right, with the presidential election coming in November, it’s time for the williehortoning, swiftboating, pizzagating, birthering and butheremailing that passes for Machiavellian wizardry among the Republican sweathogs.
The statement said it was a common knowledge that the NDC as a party lacked a message for Ghanaians and therefore, preparing themselves with all "diabolic and Machiavellian tactics" to secure electoral victory in the upcoming elections.
Any self-respecting student of insane Machiavellian gambits should be familiar with the Madman Theory, Richard Nixon’s self-invented strategy for winning the war in Vietnam.
Bush 43 agrees, thus completing the unlikely evolution of an uncharismatic political hack into a sinister Machiavellian figure with the reins of world power at his disposal.
Magneto especially seemed to fit right in, using machiavellian methods to get Shaw kicked out of the group and amass a little more power for himself.
Once Ivar takes control of Kattegat, he also takes on a Machiavellian style of rule.
Similarly, lots of broadcasters struggle to apply themselves to the job because, in most cases, society and environment they found themselves is where the Machiavellian principles tend to rule and the bottom line is how much money.
Bannon is being his usual Machiavellian self.
In essence, it is the manifestation of that Machiavellian standard of the ends justifying the means.
Common combinations with machiavellian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: