MEANING
A tendency to use circumstances for personal advantage, often without consistent principles.
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- political opportunism
- naked opportunism
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Political opportunism changed his allegiance overnight.
She recognized naked opportunism beneath the sudden offer of friendship.
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- opportunism
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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