accommodationist

[ uh-kom-uh-dey-shuh-nist ]

noun
  1. a person who finds it expedient to adapt to the opinions or behavior of the majority of people, especially as a means of economic or political survival.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of such a person: They criticized the senator's conduct as being accommodationist.

Origin of accommodationist

1
First recorded in 1960–65; accommodation + -ist

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