<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.</li><li>being or acting in accordance with the principles of government analyzed in Machiavelli's <em>The Prince</em>, in which political expediency is placed above morality and the use of craft and deceit to maintain the authority and carry out the policies of a ruler is described.</li><li>characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, expediency, or dishonesty.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>