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| ex·pe·di·en·cy [ ik spdee ənssee ] (plural ex·pe·di·en·cies) or ex·pe·di·ence [ ik spdee ənss ] (plural ex·pe·di·ences) |
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1. use of short-term effective methods: the use of methods that bring the most immediate benefits, based on practical rather than moral considerations
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2. appropriateness: the usefulness, appropriateness, or advisability of something, especially of a particular action or type of behavior in a particular situation
 doubts about the expediency of such a course in the present crisis
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3. Same as expedient
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