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NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
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• NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI (noun)
The noun NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI has 1 sense:
1. a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
Familiarity information: NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Machiavelli; Niccolo Machiavelli
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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