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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛk.ˈspiː.dɪ.ən.si/
Noun
expediency (countable and uncountable, plural expediencies)
- (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.quotations ▼synonym ▲
- Synonym: expedience
- (uncountable) Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.quotations ▼synonym ▲
- Synonym: convenience
- (obsolete) Haste; dispatch. synonym ▲
- Synonym: expedience
- (countable) An expedient.