Alternative form of Machiavellize

To behave in a Machiavellian manner; to be cunning and manipulative. / To make Machiavellian.

Machiavellian

Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career. / Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli.

A ruthless schemer.

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.

Someone like Niccolò Machiavelli: a Machiavellian person

plural of Machiavelli

(philosophy, politics) A political philosophy, based on the writings of Machiavelli, especially The Prince, that advocates the use of ruthlessness and duplicity in political dealings.

Alternative form of Machiavellian