1. machiavellian - Noun
2. machiavellian - Adjective
a follower of Machiavelli's principles
of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended
Source: WordNetPeople expect Byzantine, Machiavellian logic from politicians. But the truth is simple. Trial lawyers learn a good rule: 'Don't decide what you don't have to decide. Mario Cuomo
Do I look for those millionaires Like a Machiavellian girl would When I could wear the sunset? Kate Bush
Why could you not have left me as I was, in the sea of being?" "Because the world has need of your humility, your piety, your great teaching and your Machiavellian scheming. Roger Zelazny
I'm not Machiavellian. I don't play chess with my life, you know. I respond in the moment, which is what makes me a good actor. It makes me, sometimes, a good interview subject but it also makes me a very easy target. Russell Crowe
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he was actually a person quite unlike what we now think of as Machiavellian. He was a republican. He disliked totalitarian government. Salman Rushdie
Machiavellian thinking Source: Internet