opportunism Englisch Deutsch:
| Opportunismus | opportunism |
| Opportunismus m Opportunismen pl | opportunism opportunisms |
| Opportunismus m Opportunismen pl | opportunism opportunisms |
| Opportunismus | opportunism |
opportunism Definition:
- Opportunism is the conscious policy and practice of taking advantage of circumstances ? with little regard for principles, or with what the consequences are for others. Opportunist actions are expedient actions guided primarily by self-interested motives. The term can be applied to individual humans and living organisms, groups, organizations, styles, behaviours, and trends.
| Opportunism (n.) The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences. |
| opportunism / self-interest self-seeking / expedience taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others |
opportunism Synonyme:
| fair game a leg up butt byword byword of reproach chance clear stage derision dupe fair field figure of fun fool game gazingstock goat jest jestingstock joke laughingstock liberty mockery monkey occasion opening opportunism opportunity place room scope stepping-stone stock target time toy victim |
| opportunity a leg up accidentality actuarial calculation adventitiousness bout break casualness chance clear stage destiny fair field fair game fate flukiness fortuitousness fortuity fortune gamble go good fortune good luck hap happenstance happy chance heedless hap hope how they fall indeterminacy indeterminateness inning innings juncture law of averages leisure liberty look-in lot luck moira moment occasion opening opportunism pass place possibility prayer principle of indeterminacy probability problematicness random sample relief risk room round run of luck say scope serendipity shot show space spell squeak statistical probability stepping-stone the breaks theory of probability time time at bat turn uncertainty uncertainty principle whack whatever comes |
| stepping stone Bifrost a leg up back stairs bascule bridge bateau bridge bridge cantilever bridge catwalk chance clear stage companion companionway doorstep drawbridge escalier fair field fair game fire escape flight of steps floating bridge flyover footbridge footrest footstep gangboard gangplank gangway incline landing landing stage liberty lift bridge occasion opening opportunism opportunity overbridge overcrossing overpass perron place pontoon bridge ramp rest riser room rope bridge round rundle rung scale scope span spiral staircase spoke stair staircase stairs stairway stave step step stool stepping-stones steps stepstone stile string suspension bridge swing bridge time toll bridge tread treads and risers viaduct |