opportunisme — meaning in English
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English meaning
- expediency noun The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
- opportunism noun The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
Senses
opportunisme is used for these senses in English:
- expediency (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
- opportunism (Marxism) The political line of Communist Party members who zealously support the Party, but whose trait is that they yield to the mood of the moment, they are unable to resist what is fashionable, leading to the sacrifice of the permanent and essential interests of the Party to the momentary and minor interests.
expediency — full definition
- noun The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
- noun Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.
- noun Haste; dispatch.
- noun An expedient.
opportunism — full definition
- noun The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
- noun The political line of Communist Party members who zealously support the Party, but whose trait is that they yield to the mood of the moment, they are unable to resist what is fashionable, leading to the sacrifice of the permanent and essential interests of the Party to the momentary and minor interests.