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How to pronounce “opportunism”
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Pronunciation guide for opportunism
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of opportunism with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Ivan Krastev: Can democracy exist without trust? 14 minutes, 5 seconds
politicians the opportunism in politics.
- Definition summary
- The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce opportunism
Ivan Krastev: Can democracy exist without trust? 14 minutes, 5 seconds
politicians the opportunism in politics.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “opportunism”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
- (Marxism) The political line of Communist Party members who zealously support the Party, but whose trait is that they yield to the mood of the moment, they are unable to resist what is fashionable, leading to the sacrifice of the permanent and essential interests of the Party to the momentary and minor interests.
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