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

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

A practical accommodationist, she advises conformity in manner and dress as a way of getting ahead.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2017

Bush tapped Rep. Dick Cheney as defense secretary, Mr. Gingrich ran for Mr. Cheney’s whip job against the more accommodationist Ed Madigan of Illinois.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2015

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