3
opportunist(adjective, cunning, tricky, scheming, unscrupulous)
3
perfidious
3
solon
3
tricky
2
amoral(adjective, wicked, cunning, tricky, unscrupulous)
2
canny(adjective, smooth, sharp, shrewd, devious)
2
crooked
2
disingenuous(adjective, negative, bad behavior)
2
expedient(adjective, scheming)
2
insincere
2
manipulative(adjective, negative, deceitful, shrewd, wily)
2
national leader
2
nefarious(adjective, wicked)
2
sneaky
2
statesman
2
two-faced
2
underhanded(adjective, scheming)
2
unscrupulous
1
Janus-faced
1
abominable(adjective, wicked)
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