Machiavellian
adjSpellingSSC PYQ × 5मैकिअवेलियन
Meaning
Cunning and dishonest, especially in politics; using clever tricks to gain power
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Example sentences
He used Machiavellian tactics to win the election.
Radhika refused to follow the Machiavellian plan and chose the honest way.
Daily use: Office mein usne Machiavellian chaal chali, par Radhika ne sach ka saath diya.
Exam note
यह शब्द सोलहवीं सदी के एक इतालवी राजनीतिक लेखक के नाम से बना है। SSC में synonym cunning, scheming और unscrupulous, तथा antonym honest और straightforward आते हैं।
The word comes from the name of a sixteenth-century Italian political writer. SSC offers cunning, scheming and unscrupulous as synonyms, and honest and straightforward as antonyms.