Machiavellianism (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government
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Hypernym autocracy
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) Machiavellian → Machiavellianism
Hyponym autocracy

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