- Machiavellian⇄adj. 1. of or having to do with the Italian statesman and student of politics Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) or his political theories and principles, especially the idea that a ruler must use any means, no matter how unscrupulous, to keep in power. <
- Machiavellian⇄Machiavellian orMachiavelian, adjective, noun.
- Machiavellian⇄noun a follower of the crafty political methods of Machiavelli.