# Machat — The Absolute at Large character guide

> Machat in The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Machat

**First appearance:** 0005-vi-the-board-meeting

## Who they are

Businessman involved in the Karburator's commercial exploitation.

## Relationships

### [G. H. Bondy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/g_h_bondy)

_professional_

Machat is Bondy's secretary or assistant, handling business correspondence and organizational tasks for Bondy's industrial empire.

### [G. H. Bondy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/g_h_bondy)

_professional_

Machat is Bondy's secretary or assistant, handling business correspondence and organizational tasks for Bondy's industrial empire.

### [G. H. Bondy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/g_h_bondy)

_professional_

Machat is Bondy's secretary or assistant, handling business correspondence and organizational tasks for Bondy's industrial empire.

## In the story

### [VI: The Board-Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/chapters/vi-the-board-meeting)

Board member who has given away his houses and urges the board to embrace holiness.

### [VII: Developments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/chapters/vii-developments)

Implied to have been the first on the board to catch the religious mania.

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