Expedient - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪkˈspiːdɪənt|
Brit.
|ɪkˈspiːdɪənt|
noun
- a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
adjective
- appropriate to a purpose; practical
in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty
Extra examples
They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.
Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.
The government chose short-term expedients instead of a real economic policy.
We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.
This solution is politically expedient but may well cause long-term problems.
We think it is expedient to make a good-will gesture to the new administration.
Moore escaped by the simple expedient of lying down in a clump of grass.
Word forms
noun
singular: expedient
plural: expedients
singular: expedient
plural: expedients
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