expedient

/ɪkˈspiːdiənt/ adjective formal

Definition

› An expedient action achieves a useful purpose, although it may not be moral: It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished.

expediency

/ɪkˈspiːdiənsi/ noun [U] › when something is expedient: an issue of political expediency

(Definition of expedient adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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