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Definition of complaisant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

complaisant

adjective
 
/kəmˈpleɪzənt/
 
/kəmˈpleɪzənt/
(old-fashioned)
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  1. 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
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: French, from complaire ‘acquiesce in order to please’, from Latin complacere ‘to please’.
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