#machination  covert and involved plotting to achieve your ends
  supertype:  #secret_plan__plot  a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"
  subtype:  #priestcraft.machination  a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs

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