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OPPORTUNISM

\ɒpətjˈuːnɪzəm], \ɒpətjˈuːnɪzəm], \ɒ_p_ə_t_j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of OPPORTUNISM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Quickness to grasp favorable chances; a taking advantage of circumstances to gain one's ends.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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