Ma·chi·a·vel·li·an·ism

(măk′ē-ə-vĕl′ē-ə-nĭz′əm) also Ma·chi·a·vel·lism (-vĕl′ĭz′əm)

The political doctrine of Machiavelli, which denies the relevance of morality in political affairs and holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing and maintaining political power.

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Machiavellianism

1. the principles of government set forth in The Prince by Machiavelli, in which political expediency is exalted above morality and the use of er aft and deceit to maintain authority or to effectuate policy is recommended. Also Machiavellism.
2. activity characterized by subtle cunning, duplicity, or bad faith. — Machiavellian, n., adj.

See also: Politics

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Noun

Machiavellianism - the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government

autocracy - a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual

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Machiavellianism, a political treatise of Niccolo, 16th-century Italian diplomat and political theorist, has gained scholarly examination as a cruel, blood-cuddling method of power usage where the triad weapons of persuasion, manipulation and deception, rather than raw, crude brunt, are deployed as the weaponry of power.

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Since the inception of the Dark Triad of personality, standing on the pillars of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy (Paulhus & Williams, 2002), a great deal of research has shown that these personality traits can be culprits of unethical and counterproductive work behaviors (e.g., Baloch et al., 2017; Baka, 2018).

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Upon further analysis, the social and personality psychology researchers found that women who scored high on the "dark triad" of personality traits (i.e., psychopathy, Machiavellianism, narcissism), as well as expressed traditional gender role beliefs, were most likely to engage in a foodie call and find it acceptable.

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Participants also responded to items measuring Machiavellianism, adapted as a five-item scale from the Machiavellianism Personality Scale (Dahling et al., 2009).

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This scale is composed of two groups of items to measure personality traits: the Mach-IV, which is designed to measure Machiavellianism (Christie & Geis, 1970), and items to assess social adroitness, which comprise less extreme behaviors than those of Machiavellianism (Gozna, Vrij, & Bull, 2001).

Detecting deception: Effect of auditory and visual stimuli on pupil dilation

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The dark triad consists of high levels of narcissism (an excessive focus on oneself), Machiavellianism (a tendency to manipulate others for one's own gain), and psychopathy (a tendency to care little about others' feelings).

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class="MsoNormalspan xml:lang="EN-GBHowever, a good number of women worldwide are drawn to men exhibiting dark traits narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. class="MsoNormalspan xml:lang="EN-GBA study was done five years ago at the University of Durham where 128 female undergraduates were presented with manly traits they admired, and more women chose the men with dark traits.

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Psychopathy, Machiavellianism and narcissism in the five-factor model and the HEXECO model of personality structure.

NEGATIVE PERSONALITY PREDISPOSITIONS AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOPATHIC TRENDS AMONG NON-FORENSIC POPULATION