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flip-flopper

British  

noun

  1. informal a person who makes a complete change of policy, opinion, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This has led to accusations from her opponents that she is a flip-flopper.

From BBC Nov. 3, 2024

No one wants to be thought to be a flip-flopper, an opportunist or a hypocrite.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2022

He definitely has not avoided criticism for being a flip-flopper here.

From Slate Oct. 8, 2020

Flappy Bird flappy bird Call it the anti-flop; the flip-flopper; or just … the Icarus of the App Store.

From The Verge Dec. 20, 2019

Those changes and others may put Mr. Kaine in danger of being labeled a flip-flopper, but in some respects, they put him in even greater alignment with Mrs. Clinton.

From Washington Times Aug. 18, 2016

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