expediency
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7.9
- noun
- /ɪkˈspiːdiənsi/
- Formal
:
conveniencia
- In the interest of expediency, they decided to take the quickest route to the destination.
- political expediency
- mere expediency
- expediency over principle
How my move from husband to ex-husband came on a wave of expediency and self promotion.
- How my move from husband to ex-husband came on a wave of expediency and self promotion.
- So no, the desire that goes with that in erotic attraction, if infatuation, whatever you want to call it, is on a different level than mere expediency.
- Two people who've argued about the grid of expediency.
Examples
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In the interests of expediency, I'd like to keep this short, sweet, and unredacted.
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Politicians take positions for all sorts of reasons, including political expediency and bowing to pressure.
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There is an air of expediency about the whole procedure.
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For the sake of expediency, I am going to say yes.
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Sometimes things are done for expediency.
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Then I'll keep this simple for expediency.
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However, President Bill Clinton, master of political expediency, signed the bill into law.
Academic text (2002) -
Many decisions are made without teacher input because of the need for expediency and because of a lack of expertise.
Academic text (1991) -
The immediate problem is the increasing wedge between moral responsibility and economic expediency.
Academic text (2008) -
Political expediency is the superseding value, and constitutionality is more of an afterthought.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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7.2
A choice to do what is useful now rather than what is right
Antonyms
How Expedient
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expediency comes from the same root as expedite and expedition, words that come from a Latin idea meaning 'to make ready' and so are about speed and ease. So, acting out of expediency is choosing the most convenient or practical way to get a result, even if it is not the right thing to do.