Machiavellian is an adjective used to describe conduct that is clever and dishonest, usually within politics. It can also describe a setting where people might use cunning and trickery to obtain a goal, such as a battle or election. History Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and writer of political science. …
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to inform an arrested suspect of his or her right to silence and legal counsel.
(n., pl. svengalis) a person who controls another’s mind or has the ability to control others, usually with sinister intent.
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: 1. to eject someone from a business or to refuse service; 2. to cancel, reject, or prevent.
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Traditionally, a nimrod is a tyrant or a hunter. But in recent U.S. usage, a nimrod is a foolish person.
= (1) a teller of fables, (2) a habitual liar, (3) someone who bends the truth for self-promotion or to exert influence.
Wonky = (1) unstable, defective, unreliable, or wobbly; (2) studiously concerned with minutiae. Wonkish = studiously concerned with minutiae.
