Machiavellian

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌmæk.i.əˈvɛl.i.ən/

形容詞

Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career. / Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli.

日本語の意味

目的達成のために狡猾かつ策略的、非道徳的な手法（特に政治や出世において用いられる行動様式） / ニッコロ・マキャヴェッリの思想体系に関連し、実践的かつ現実主義的な政治手法を指す

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His Machiavellian maneuvering behind the scenes advanced his career at the expense of others.

彼は裏で狡猾で不正な手段を使って立ち回り、他人を犠牲にして出世を遂げた。

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意味（1）

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

Iago is the Machiavellian antagonist in William Shakespeare's play, Othello.

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意味（2）

Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli.

It is Machiavellian, in the sense that it revolves around the question of how to maintain power.

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more Machiavellian （ comparative ）

most Machiavellian （ superlative ）