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

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

If you’re the kind of person who frets over Americans’ lack of scientific literacy, this accommodationist position may send you into a sputtering rage.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2016

The organization opposed black candidates for public office whom they deemed too accommodationist and its members walked alongside the pioneering black students integrating Durham’s public schools.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson