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noun (plural -cies) Date: 1597 1. the quality or state of being suited to the end in view ; suitability, fitness 2. obsolete a. haste, dispatch b. an enterprise requiring haste or caution 3. adherence to expedient means and methods put more emphasis on ~ than on principle — W. H. Jones 4. a means of achieving a particular end ; expedient • expediential adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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also expedience ~ n what it is useful or necessary to do in a particular situation, even if it is morally wrong (Not burying the dead soldiers was unfortunately a matter of expediency.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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