"opportunism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: opportunisms [plural]
Etymology: From French opportunisme. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|opportunisme}} French opportunisme Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} opportunism (countable and uncountable, plural opportunisms)
  1. The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences. Wikipedia link: opportunism Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: opportune, opportunist, opportunistic, opportunity Translations (the taking of opportunities): օպորտունիզմ (ōportunizm) (Armenian), 機會主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 机会主义 (jīhuìzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), oportunizmus [masculine] (Czech), oportunismo (Esperanto), opportunismi (Finnish), opportunisme [masculine] (French), oportunismo [masculine] (Galician), Opportunismus [masculine] (German), 日和見主義 (hiyorimi shyugi) (Japanese), 御都合主義 (gotsugō shyugi) (Japanese), 便乗 (binjō) (Japanese), അവസരവാദിത്വം (avasaravāditvaṁ) (Malayalam), oportunismo [masculine] (Portuguese), оппортунизм (opportunizm) [masculine] (Russian), oportunizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), oportunismo [masculine] (Spanish), pancismo [colloquial, masculine] (Spanish), fırsatçılık (Turkish)

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