MACHIAVEL
\mˈaki͡əvə͡l], \mˈakiəvəl], \m_ˈa_k_iə_v_əl]\
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Unscrupulous schemer; one who practises duplicity in statecraft, whence Machiavellian a., Machiavellism n.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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