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opportunism
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"policy of adopting actions to circumstances while holding goals unchanged," 1870, from opportune + -ism . Compare opportunist .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE political ▪ That sums up the cynical hypocrisy and political opportunism of Labour. ▪ But he was still at an experimental stage of his thinking, and this enabled his political opportunism to come into play. ▪ Endara ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others [syn: self-interest , self-seeking , expedience ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Opportunism \Op`por*tun"ism\, n. [Cf. F. opportunisme.] The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences. [Recent]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Opportunism is the conscious policy and practice of taking advantage of circumstances – with little regard for principles, or with what the consequences are for others. Opportunist actions are expedient actions guided primarily by self-interested motives. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
Usage examples of opportunism.
Conscious that his treachery looked like opportunism, he could not concentrate on his prayer.
From its inception, the space program often seems to have been equal parts Barnum razzmatazz and Me Decade opportunism.
The polls indicated that many Coloradans took a dim view of this, seeing it as naked opportunism.
It is our task now to sum up the practical revolutionary experience of the working class, to cleanse the movement of its admixtures of opportunism and social patriotism, and to gather together the forces of all the true revolutionary proletarian parties in order to further and hasten the complete victory of the Communist revolution.
But even if Rathbone could somehow perform a miracle and gain an acquittal of murder for Dalgarno, was there anything on earth he could do to show him innocent of duplicity and opportunism?
McGovern described the president personally as a 'blob out there' of no constant principle except opportunism and political manipulation, a man 'up to his ears in political sabotage' who was 'afraid of the people' and regularly favored the 'powerful and greedy' over the public interest.
And, now that she understood his motivation, she marveled at his quick-witted opportunism.