The term, machiavellian has been used frequently of late..here is an explanation. The link below tells you about Machiavelli. "according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct," deriving from the Italian Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince), among other works. The word has a similar use in modern psychology where it describes one of the dark triad personalities, characterised by a duplicitous interpersonal style associated with cynical beliefs and pragmatic morality.[1] "Machiavellian" as a word became very popular in the late 16th century in English, though "Machiavellianism" itself is first cited by the Oxford English Dictionary from 1626." historyguide.org/intellect/machiavelli.html
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