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opportunismop‧por‧tun‧is‧m /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪzəm $ ˌɑːpərˈtuː-/ noun [uncountable] - To her opponents, Goodright's support for minority rights looked like political opportunism.
- And, although opportunism has often got the better of his instincts, he has tended towards social tolerance.
- But he was still at an experimental stage of his thinking, and this enabled his political opportunism to come into play.
- Divorced from the program of revolutionary Marxism, cadres immersed in the mass movement eventually succumb to opportunism.
- Endara criticized Arias's decision as political opportunism, claiming that he intended preparing his candidature for the 1994 presidential elections.
- In general, opportunism rather than predetermination is the key.
- The Republicans, still angered by the Bridgeport opportunism that cheated them of a seat, made Daley suffer for it.
- There was certainly more to it than mere opportunism.
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 criticized Arias's decision as political opportunism, claiming that he intended preparing his candidature for the 1994 presidential elections.· Beneath this surface of high principle swirls an undercurrent of political opportunism. using every opportunity to gain power, money, or unfair advantages – used to show disapproval: He accused the diary’s publishers of blatant opportunism. |