Opportunism Definition

äpərto͝onizəm, äpərtyo͝onizəm
noun
The practice or policy of adapting one's actions, decisions, etc. to immediate circumstances in order to further one's interests.
Webster's New World
The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
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Noun

Singular:
opportunism
Plural:
opportunisms

Opportunism Sentence Examples

  • Among these were to be found the most sordid opportunism and the most heroic self-effacement, the crassest supernaturalism and - the loftiest conceptions of practical morality.

  • Cynical opportunism often hides the despair.

  • Before the war, when German Social-Democracy was orthodox, it fought opportunism by the same mild method that Kostrzewa spoke of here.

  • The practical application of the latter demand has revealed much opportunism.

  • The diet of Zagreb was allowed to meet, and the Serbo-Croat coalition pursued a policy of pure opportunism, avoiding any pronouncement on matters of high policy, but buying a certain relaxation of regime in Croatia by supporting the Budapest Government and its nominee Skerlecz.

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Words Starting With

OOPOPP

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MSMISM

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With O11 Letter Words Ending With M