> Machiavellian > adjective > uk /ˌmæk.i.əˈvel.i.ən/ us /ˌmæk.i.əˈvel.i.ən/ > using clever but often dishonest methods that deceive people so that you can wi

> Machiavellian > adjective > uk /ˌmæk.i.əˈvel.i.ən/ us /ˌmæk.i.əˈvel.i.ən/ > using clever but often dishonest methods that deceive people so that you can win power or control (from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/machiavellian https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/machiave... ) Ymmv, but I think that's far from the point of the book, and isn't even the main topic. It's hard for me to imagine taking a person who'd never heard the term, letting them read the book, and then asking them to propose a definition, would produce anything like the above.