Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The principles or practices of opportunists, in any sense of that word; quickness to grasp favorable opportunities and to modify one's conduct or policy in accordance with them; in a bad sense, the sacrifice of consistency and principles to policy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Recent The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The taking of
opportunities ; especially the practice of seeking immediate advantage from a situation without considering the long term
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
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Examples
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The term opportunism doesn't begin to do justice to the parade of motor mouths who often argue two sides of any and all issues.
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As for what you describe as my opportunism, my hypocrisy, my front-runningness, my herd mentality in aligning with Earth Hour, that's a fiction you're choosing to impose on me.
Mike Bonifer: Why Ayn Rand Does Not Matter (and Viola Spolin Does) 2009
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For their part, some European policymakers are irked by what they call the opportunism of China's apparent wish to trade some of its vast foreign wealth for increased influence.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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For their part, some European policymakers are irked by what they call the opportunism of China's apparent wish to trade some of its vast foreign wealth for increased influence.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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For their part, some European policymakers are irked by what they call the opportunism of China's apparent wish to trade some of its vast foreign wealth for increased influence.
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For their part, some European policymakers are irked by what they call the opportunism of China's apparent wish to trade some of its vast foreign wealth for increased influence.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Their cynical political opportunism is the truly despicable spectacle.
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But the stance is grounded in opportunism, not principle.
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Such squalid opportunism is an insult, a disgusting farce.
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No, anonymous does not imply that opportunism is responsible for ALL the holocaust books.
If Anne Frank lived Roger Sutton 2007
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