Machiavellian

It may signal what psychologists call the dark triad of psychopathic, narcissistic, and Machiavellian personality disorders.

Chiang was a confused Machiavellian with none of the clarity of thought or well-conceived tactical principles of the Italian.

To be "Machiavellian" came to mean to be a sly schemer, one who hides his evil intentions behind the mask of executive necessity.

So which is the real Mr Obama: the naive incompetent "in over his head" or the duplicitous Machiavellian?

Those willing to comment anonymously invariably focus on his Machiavellian side.

They included a taste for the Machiavellian in the exercise of power that undermined the DPJ 's formal governance.

His Machiavellian methods of dealing with government ministers have been followed the world over.

In this layer, Obama implied American policies that are cautious and Machiavellian.

Others see him as merely power-mad, even a Machiavellian killer.

Being ambitious is good; being Machiavellian and power-hungry is not.

But there is not a Machiavellian plot by China to take over the world in rare earths.

But would China ever play such Machiavellian game? Not likely, say China experts.

These are not the actions of a cold, calculating Machiavellian.

At any rate, that is a question the truly Machiavellian leader would decline to answer and publicly condemn.

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