Word: chameleon
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wrote about capitalism 20 years before, but Olds, instead of repudiating his old wild-eyed opinions, had only admitted to phrasing them a little too strongly in order to "shock the American people" (TIME, Oct. 17). "Personally," boomed Johnson, "I regard Leland Olds as a warped, tyrannical, mischievous, egotistical chameleon whose predominant color is pink." Shortly thereafter, 58-year-old Leland Olds was also a cooked chameleon...
Thus the CRIMSON becomes personalized; transformed from a mere newspaper with chameleon properties, changing with each succeeding board or college generation, into a permanent set of values and standards which are transmitted to its stewards as they come and go, strengthened or weakened according to the ability and integrity of those stewards...
...indifference of the moderates until it emerges as master of policy and direction. Many youth groups such as the American Youth for Democracy have maintained their programs but lost their backing because idealism in accepting Communists gave way to apathy in routine dealings with them. Disaffected members of these chameleon-like organizations claim that the price of idealism these days is hard-headed vigilance--the cost of political independence endless man-hours of organization patterned after, but in opposition to, the surging Party tide...
...Washington, Communist-line Representative Hugh De Lacy, backed by James Roosevelt and the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, reached the tape a stride ahead of political chameleon Howard Costigan, backed by Anna Roosevelt Boettiger. Hardworking, New-Dealing Senator Hugh B. Mitchell, appointed by Governor Mon C. Wallgren to fill his own unexpired term in the Senate, had little trouble winning renomination. Biggest worry of both Democratic incumbents: an unusually heavy Republican primary vote...
...pretty sure that Joe is no Communist, although in the past he has been a steady fellow traveler. He has taken on the coloration around him, like a chameleon. Now he wants to clean the Marxists out. In the middle of his struggle with the shipowners he is facing an internal feud. The Commies hope to grab everything but Joe's job. Joe is a good man to have around for a while...