expediency

[ ik-spee-dee-uhn-see ]

/ ɪkˈspi di ən si /

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noun, plural ex·pe·di·en·cies.

the quality of being expedient; advantageousness; advisability.

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

something expedient.

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Also ex·pe·di·ence .

Origin of expediency

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

OTHER WORDS FROM expediency

non·ex·pe·di·ence, nounnon·ex·pe·di·en·cy, noun

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How to use expediency in a sentence

Still, Clinton gets it, at least theoretically or just as a matter of expedience, and so too does Rubio.
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It is likely that a similar phenomenon of expedience translating into better health governs other diseases as well.
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Two white guys defined by political expedience, professional uniforms and perfectly pomaded hair.
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They saw the political expedience of a randy man condemning another randy man.
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I'm making my decisions based on stress and expedience and my gut and who's pouting and who's crying.
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Now this expedience is the desideratum to be sought, either without the experience of means, or with that experience.
Thoughts on the Present Discontents|Edmund Burke
But expedience and right are as far asunder, in truth, as is the distance from pole to pole.
Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2)|Lady Anne Hamilton
Now this expedience is the desideratum, to be sought either without the experience of means or with that experience.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VII. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
Every consideration of justice, expedience, and necessity, calls for such a grant.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848|Various
Parliament has declared the expedience of these lines by having passed the bills for their formation.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848|Various

British Dictionary definitions for expediency

expediency

expedience

/ (ɪkˈspiːdɪənsɪ) /

noun plural -encies or -ences

appropriateness; suitability

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

another word for expedient (def. 3)

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expediency

Origin of expediency

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British Dictionary definitions for expediency

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