expediency
noun
ex·pe·di·en·cy
ik-ˈspē-dē-ən(t)-sē 
plural expediencies
1
: the quality or state of being suited to the end in view : suitability, fitness
3
: adherence to expedient means and methods
put more emphasis on expediency than on principle—
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: a means of achieving a particular end : expedient
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the expediency of such a plan is questionable
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Philip Elliott, Time, 20 May 2025
Altman was also seemingly trying to circumvent safety processes for expediency.
—Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is warning that the high court is moving too quickly on politically fraught cases, raising concerns in a dissent that the justices are short-circuiting proper judicial review over expediency.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
First, the president — who is often regarded, especially by critics, as driven by purely transactional expediency — appears to believe in the cause.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Expediency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expediency. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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expediency
noun
ex·pe·di·en·cy
ik-ˈspēd-ē-ən-sē
plural expediencies
: the use of expedient means and methods
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