[ noun ] taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others <noun.attribute>
Opportunism \Op`por*tun"ism\, n. [Cf. F. opportunisme.] The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences. [Recent]
There is a strong element of political opportunism to the sudden Republican focus on these issues: Improved education is a hard platform to oppose.
Its flames, unlike the caustic ones created by Wolfe, were the self-devouring ones of box-office opportunism. Salamon's book may become a classic because its author, in addition to writing well, has happened on a classic case history.
Silverman concluded, "it's a time for prudence, not opportunism." Sales of wood stoves are heating up again as people worry about the rising cost of fuel for the winter.
But if loyalty is dead and opportunism ascendant among the activists, perhaps it's because the activists have paid close attention to the candidates.
But its loan from the Narodowe Museum in Gdansk smacks of cultural opportunism.
For that matter, we remember many times when Iowa voters recognized rank opportunism when they saw it.
Because of that it can be subject to domestic political rivalries, lack of management control and opportunism by radical factions. The example of Abu Musa island, close to the Strait of Hormuz, offers analysts plenty of scope.
Unless the move really strengthened Scottish Amicable's competitive position, though, such opportunism holds little appeal.