complaisant
adjective/kəmˈpleɪzənt/
/kəmˈpleɪzənt/
(old-fashioned)- ready to accept other people’s actions and opinions and to do what other people want
- a complaisant opposition that fails to hold the government to account
Word Originmid 17th cent.: French, from complaire ‘acquiesce in order to please’, from Latin complacere ‘to please’.Want to learn more?
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