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ex·pedi·ency (ek spē′dē ən sē, ik-)
noun pl. expediencies -·cies
- the quality or state of being expedient; suitability for a given purpose; appropriateness to the conditions
- the doing or consideration of what is of selfish use or advantage rather than of what is right or just; self-interest
- an expedient
Also expedience ex·pe′di·ence
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