accommodationist

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

ac·com·mo·da·tion·ist

[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
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such a person: They criticized the senator's conduct as being accommodationist.

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Accommodationist has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

Origin:
1960–65; accommodation + -ist
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