expediency

[ ik-spee-dee-uhn-see ]
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noun,plural ex·pe·di·en·cies.
  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.

  1. something expedient.

Origin of expediency

1
From the Late Latin word expedientia, dating back to 1605–15. See expedient, -ency
  • Also ex·pe·di·ence .

Other words from expediency

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

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British Dictionary definitions for expediency

expediency

expedience

/ (ɪkˈspiːdɪənsɪ) /


nounplural -encies or -ences
  1. appropriateness; suitability

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

  1. another word for expedient (def. 3)

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