accommodationist

[ uh-kom-uh-dey-shuh-nist ]

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.

adjective

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

   They criticized the senator's conduct as being accommodationist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of accommodationist¹

First recorded in 1960–65; accommodation + -ist

Example Sentences

Others on the left were, without doubt, more accommodationist.

From The Daily Beast

DuBois is cast as the hero of protest; Washington as the shameful accommodationist.

From The Daily Beast

In 2008 his position and perspective were far from accommodationist.

From The Daily Beast