time-server
Shifts with winds
A time-server is someone who adapts their opinions or behavior to suit those in power, prioritizing personal advancement over principle.
The term is derogatory, suggesting opportunism and lack of conviction: He dismissed the committee as time-servers unwilling to challenge the administration.
Separately, in computing, a time server is a networked computer that synchronizes clocks across systems.
Servile praise-giver
- flattererOne dispensing insincere praise
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- conformistOne following accepted norms
careerist · self-seeker · trimmer · weathercock · apple-polisher · bootlicker · obsequious · fawning
sycophant
Servile praise-giver
- flattererOne dispensing insincere praise
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
conformist · careerist · self-seeker · trimmer · weathercock · apple-polisher · bootlicker · obsequious · fawning · expedient
NTP
Clock synchronization protocol
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- UTCUniversal time standard
GMT · stratum · epoch · latency · jitter · timecode · precision · daemon · protocol
time-serveridealist
Pursuer of noble principles
true believer · stalwart · zealot · purist · ideologue
time-servermartyr
Victim for beliefs
dissident · whistleblower · nonconformist · rebel · resister
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