machination

ASJ３月の会報に書かれていた質疑録に、中国の共産党が倒れたらどうなるかとの質問に対する講師の回答が次の様にありました。
Japan has one party dominance with a veneer of democracy. Machinations happen under the umbrella of the LDP. If the Communist Party collapses, what will happen?
Most likely a fractionalization of parties.
"Machinations" が分からないので辞書を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.: They have no place machinating behind the scenes now.
・Vocabulary.com: When a James Bond villain comes up with a plan to destroy the world, he doesn’t use a simple plan. No, he uses a machination - a complex plot that relies on numerous elements coming together to work.
Not surprisingly, machination derives from the Medieval French machina, meaning "machine." And, like many a machine, a machination is subject to going wrong, often comically (see James Bond movies). Politicians love a good machination, and their machinations are frequently exposed in the press as scandals.
機械も人間が作った物なので、陰謀が "machination" となっても不思議ではないのですね。