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 expedient expedient /ɪkˈspiːdiːənt/

adjective

  1. () Serving to promote your interest  ( expedient )
    serving to promote your interest
     Was merciful only when mercy was expedient
    was merciful only when mercy was expedient
  2. Appropriate to a purpose; practical  ( expedient )
    appropriate to a purpose; practical
     In the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty
    in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty

noun

  1. A means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one  ( expedient )
    a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one