OPPORTUNISM


Meaning of OPPORTUNISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɒpə(r)tju:nɪzəm, AM -tu:n- ]

If you refer to someone’s behaviour as opportunism , you are criticizing them for taking advantage of any opportunity that occurs in order to gain money or power, without thinking about whether their actions are right or wrong.

The Energy Minister responded by saying that the opposition’s concern for the environment was political opportunism.

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

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