A win for everybody that was never really a win for anybody, since at least one person, if not everybody, lost something to the machine/system, or someone that was part of the machine/system. Disney was/is a master of Machiavellian principles, since people feel like they gain something by waiting in a line at Disneyland/Disney World for 45 minutes of their time instead of an hour of their time. Really it's Disney that gains from this, since people think Disney has a real concern for their families, and not for the Disney reputation and lost dollar signs that would come with any damage to the Disney reputation.
It would be a Machiavellian Victory if one of the two buildings was demolished, or if 4 or 5 of your 10 neighbors homes burned to the ground and yours didn't, you feel like you kept or even gained something by not losing everything, but half of your neighborhood is lost forever and half your neighbors lost everything. So, a Machiavellian victory is when people feel like everybody won because they didn't lose everything, when really just one person or entity actually gained/benefitted from what actually hzppened. Really most wars have casualties, so they are Machiavellian victories if your country doesn't lose a war, since somebody somewhere still lost a family member. Life is a matter of what you lose and not what you win or gain.
by The Original Agahnim May 28, 2021
by Hotpants0292 November 4, 2013
A chair, royally appointed, possessing a large triumphant veiny dildo attached. The user may then insert said majestic phallus into the orifice of their choosing
by Wags86 January 17, 2022
The 2010-2011 Green Bay Packers will always be the team that made the playoff of the shitty 'strength of victory' tiebreak method.
by aaron flucking rodgers January 17, 2011
This is the "loser" version of a "Pyrrhic" victory, one that echoes the disaster of the Titanic on its maiden voyage. However, this one refers to the Russian president and his deluded invasion of Ukraine.
In three months of war in Ukraine, Russia's "special operation" can only be called a putanic victory with 25,000 dead Russian soldiers and close to 100,000 wounded.
by Rand Kremlin Paul May 14, 2022
by ChodeFart101 July 27, 2021
Like when you first play a challenging video game and you have to learn the ropes and the second plays through , you know what to do and got the
Skill you can beat the video game so much faster and easier?
Skill you can beat the video game so much faster and easier?
I don’t know which is better first play through or victory lap. I guess it depends on you and what you love to see. The underdog or the elite veteran.
by Megasus Thrist Jesus Christ June 23, 2022