Ymmv, but I think that's far from the point of the book, and isn't even the main topic. It's hard for me to imagine taking a person who'd never heard the term, letting them read the book, and then asking them to propose a definition, would produce anything like the above.
> adjective
> uk /ˌmæk.i.əˈvel.i.ən/ us /ˌmæk.i.əˈvel.i.ən/
> using clever but often dishonest methods that deceive people so that you can win power or control
(from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/machiave... )
Ymmv, but I think that's far from the point of the book, and isn't even the main topic. It's hard for me to imagine taking a person who'd never heard the term, letting them read the book, and then asking them to propose a definition, would produce anything like the above.