expediency
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.
Origin of expediency
1- Also ex·pe·di·ence .
Other words from expediency
- non·ex·pe·di·ence, noun
- non·ex·pe·di·en·cy, noun
Words Nearby expediency
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How to use expediency in a sentence
Even their local government—not an entity typically associated with expediency—released an app that gave citizens connected access to services in a fraction of the usual time.
Customer and employee experience: The new normal | Francesca Fanshawe | July 19, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewFor one insurance company, it has taken her seven months so far to get in-network, despite their promises of expediency.
Finding a therapist can be overwhelming, but these tips can help | Alexandra Frost | February 11, 2022 | Popular-ScienceWhen given the opportunity, states have often played with definitions of humanity for political expediency, to bolster their power, or to confer an advantage on a specific group.
A 'Mississippi Compromise' on Abortion Would Threaten All Our Freedoms | Anthony D. Romero | December 16, 2021 | TimeThe House arrived at that number because of political expediency — and it has stayed there because of it, too.
How The House Got Stuck At 435 Seats | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | August 12, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe 14 members of the panel have spent the past several months grappling with questions about balancing fairness and expediency.
Health-care workers and nursing home residents should be the first to get coronavirus vaccines, CDC advisory group says | Lena H. Sun, Isaac Stanley-Becker | December 3, 2020 | Washington Post
These all-clear fliers are filtered through special lines for expediency.
How to Skip the Airport Security Line During Thanksgiving | Nina Strochlic | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe appeared to be just a brave and decent impulse away from speaking out where political expediency has too often kept him silent.
Behind Obama’s Tribute to the Aurora Victims’ Courage, Goodness | Michael Daly | July 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut in our polarized era, memory is short and policy consistency often takes a backseat to partisan expediency.
Why the Right Turned Its Back on the Individual Mandate | John Avlon | March 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOn one hand, it seems oddly principled of Romney, a candidate who has always been guided by expediency when it comes to abortion.
The troops are acutely attuned to signs of political expediency.
Mr. Jackson supposed that Parliament had a right to tax America, but he much doubted the expediency of the present act.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerBut Nature's voice is far less often heard than that of her adversary, expediency.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyHard is the contest between affection and expediency, when it is raised by the question of circumstances.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyTherefore our political questions have been questions of expediency rather than of principle.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. BoutwellThe justice of the measure was not less evident than its expediency.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon
British Dictionary definitions for expediency
expedience
/ (ɪkˈspiːdɪənsɪ) /
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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