Merkelvellian

English Etymology en Merkel Machiavellian. Adjective en humorous Pertaining to the tactics of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. en Yogesh Dewan Why 'Merkelvellianism' Could Backfire for Angela 2013-05-07 Kiran Moodley CNBC This Merkelvellian approach has put the fear of god up everybody: everybody's worried about unemployment; everybody's worried about the housing market; everybody's worried about the banking system. en 2014-04-23 Suzanne Fields http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/23/fields-a-cold-german-spring-for-merkel-and-putin/ A Cold German Spring for Merkel and Putin The Washington Times Disillusioned that her telephone diplomacy with Putin failed, she's poised to go for more, to push her reputation as a tough Merkelvellian with the gloss of Mutti, a mother. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204171305/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/23/fields-a-cold-german-spring-for-merkel-and-putin/ 4 December 2021 en 2015-12-09 http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2015-angela-merkel-choice/ Person of the Year: Angela Merkel TIME German pundits called her Merkelvellian when she outsmarted, isolated or just outlasted anyone who might mount a challenge to her. 9 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20180714205632/http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2015-angela-merkel-choice/ 14 July 2018 en eponyms en Politics