Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun machiavelli

1 sense of machiavelli

Sense 1
Machiavelli, Niccolo Machiavelli -- (a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527))
       INSTANCE OF=> statesman, solon, national leader -- (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
       INSTANCE OF=> philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)