accommodationist

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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.

Origin:
1960–65; accommodation + -ist

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