ex‧pe‧di‧en‧cy /ɪkˈspiːdiənsi/ (
also ex‧pe‧di‧ence /-diəns/)
noun (
plural expediencies)
[uncountable and countable] action that is quickest or most effective in a particular situation, even if it is morally wrong:
the ethics of political expediency [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲