accommodationist

American  

[uh-kom-uh-dey-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

Example Sentences

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

But One Night in Miami still can’t keep itself from caricaturing Cooke’s pre-“Change” pop career as being defined by accommodationist false consciousness and fudging its history in order to do so.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2021

Blueface remained quiet and nonconfrontational, more accommodationist than rabble-rouser.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2019

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