machiavélisme

French

Etymology

From Niccolò Machiavelli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.kja.ve.lism/ ~ /ma.kja.ve.lizm/

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Noun

machiavélisme m (plural machiavélismes)

1. (uncountable) Machiavellianism (philosophy)
2. (countable) Machiavellianism (instance of application of the philosophy, or ruthless action in general)

Related terms

• machiavel
• machiavéliser

Further reading

• “machiavélisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.