expediency
- Noun. (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
- Noun. (uncountable) Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.
- Noun. (obsolete) Haste; dispatch.
- Noun. (countable) An expedient.
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