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Machiavellian

Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.

📖 Definitions of "Machiavellian"

adjective
  1. 1

    Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.

  2. 2

    Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli.

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