Meaning of expediency

ex•pe•di•en•cy

Pronunciation: (ik-spē'dē-un-sē), [key]

— pl. -cies.

the quality of being expedient; advantageousness; advisability.
a regard for what is politic or advantageous rather than for what is right or just; a sense of self-interest.
something expedient.

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