accommodationist

American  

[uh-kom-uh-day-shuh-nist] / əˌkɒm əˈdeɪ ʃə nɪst /

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.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of such a person.

   They criticized the senator's conduct as being accommodationist.

Etymology

Origin of accommodationist

First recorded in 1960–65; accommodation + -ist

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Example Sentences

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accommodationist

The Saudis, in their choice of partners, pursue a more accommodationist balance with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

So folks like Derrick Bell and Kimberlé Crenshaw looked at the law and saw that there were parts of it that were very accommodationist.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2022

“He was known as an accommodationist, not as a civil rights rabble-rouser.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2022

Nashville is home to deeply ambitious country music centrists, accommodationist lifers, would-be outlaws, actual outlaws, and also to Mr. Simpson, who, despite some shared DNA here and there, is not any of those things.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2016

Durham, with its thriving insurance business, was the best proof possible that Washington’s accommodationist program delivered the goods.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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