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expediency

American  
[ik-spee-dee-uhn-see] / ɪkˈspi di ən si /
Also expedience

noun

plural

expediencies

  1. the quality of being expedient; advantageousness; advisability.

  2. a regard for what is politic or advantageous rather than for what is right or just; a sense of self-interest.

  3. something expedient.

expediency British  
/ ɪkˈspiːdɪənsɪ /

noun

  1. appropriateness; suitability

  2. the use of or inclination towards methods that are advantageous rather than fair or just

  3. another word for expedient

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Other Word Forms

  • nonexpedience noun
  • nonexpediency noun

Etymology

Origin of expediency

From the Late Latin word expedientia, dating back to 1605–15. See expedient, -ency

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