Machiavellianism is "the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct".[1] The word comes from the Italian Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, born in 1469, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince), among other works.
Perfect! King RAT the Machiavellian dic(tator)! Fits the dic(tator) to a T doesn't it? Bigly! I've heard of Nick of course and knew it had negative meaning but I did NOT know the nature of it. I do now. Thank you for your reply tom. D'ya think King RAT the dic(tator) ever heard of him? Me neither! :)
This post was edited by RosieG at June 20, 2018 6:29 AM MDT