If you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not-too-distant future he would be considered one of the top hundred movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to become a priest.
plural conformists. Learner's definition of CONFORMIST. [count] often disapproving. : a person who behaves in a way that is considered acceptable by most people and who avoids doing things that could be considered different or unusual : a person who conforms. They went from being angry punk rockers to bland conformists.
Conformity = A change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure. 2. Types of conformity. A. Compliance. Publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing. This term best describes the behavior of a person who is motivated to gain reward or avoid punishment.