Definitions for expediency
ɪkˈspi di ən siex·pe·di·en·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expedience, expediencynoun

   the quality of being suited to the end in view

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expediencynoun

   The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.

2. expediencynoun

   Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.

3. expediencynoun

   Haste; dispatch.

4. expediencynoun

   An expedient.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expedience, Expediencynoun

   Etymology: from expedient.

   1. Fitness; propriety; suitableness to an end.

   Solemn dedications of things set apart for Divine Worship, could never have been universally practised, had not right reason dictated the high expediency and great use of such practices. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. It is used in William Shakespeare for expedition; adventure; or attempt.

   Let me hear
   What yesternight our council did decree,
   In forwarding this dear expedience. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   3. It is also used by William Shakespeare for expedition; haste; dispatch.

   I shall break
   The cause of our expedience to the queen,
   And get her leave to part. William Shakespeare, Anth. and Cleopatra.

   Eight tall ships, three thousand men of war,
   Are making hither with all due expedience. William Shakespeare, Richard II.

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1. expediency

   Expediency refers to the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; suitability for a particular purpose that achieves a desired immediate result or outcome. It often implies a decision made based on self-interest or a strategy that values practicality or efficiency above ethical considerations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expediencynoun

   the quality of being expedient or advantageous; fitness or suitableness to effect a purpose intended; adaptedness to self-interest; desirableness; advantage; advisability; -- sometimes contradistinguished from moral rectitude

2. Expediencynoun

   expedition; haste; dispatch

3. Expediencynoun

   an expedition; enterprise; adventure

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expediency in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expediency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of expediency in a Sentence

1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   Cowardice asks the question - is it safe? Vanity asks the question - is it popular? Expediency asks the question - is it political? But conscience asks the question - is it right? There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, popular, or political; but because it is right.

2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   Cowardice asks the question - is it safe? Expediency asks the question - is it politic? Vanity asks the question - is it popular? But conscience asks the question - is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right.

3. Otis Chandler:

   Once we start to worry too often and too deeply about what certain individuals and what certain groups think about us, then we might start selling our souls for the sake of expediency.

4. Justin Amash:

   True to Washington's fears, Americans have allowed government officials, under assertions of expediency and party unity, to ignore the most basic tenets of our constitutional order : separation of powers, federalism and the rule of law, the result has been the consolidation of political power and the near disintegration of representative democracy.

5. Robert Brook:

   What we should not do is lessen our regulations and pose a threat to the cardiovascular health of the nation in the name of expediency or supposed economic growth or stimulus.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=expediency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Expediency
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=expediency
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expediency