Maleficent vs Machiavellian - What's the difference?
maleficent | 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 .
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As adjectives the difference between maleficent and machiavellian
is that maleficent is harmful or evil in intent or effect while Machiavellian is attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.As a noun Machiavellian is
a ruthless schemer.machiavellian
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Alternative forms
* machiavellianAdjective
(en adjective)- (Iago) is the Machiavellian antagonist in William Shakespeare's play, (Othello).
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- It is Machiavellian , in the sense that it revolves around the question of how to maintain power.