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Opportunism   /ˌɑpərtˈunˌɪzəm/   Listen
Opportunism

noun
1.
Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others.  Synonyms: expedience, self-interest, self-seeking.






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"Opportunism" Quotes from Famous Books



... may be called mutuality by those who misunderstand and dislike the word equality, does not offer so clear a distinction between the Prussian and the other peoples as did the first Prussian principle of an infinite and destructive opportunism; or, in other words, the principle of being unprincipled. Nor upon this second can one take up so obvious a position touching the other civilizations or semi-civilizations of the world. Some idea of oath and bond there is in the rudest tribes, ...
— New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 - From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index • Various



Words linked to "Opportunism" :   opportunist, opportunistic, selfishness



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