Associations to the word «Expediency»

Wiktionary

EXPEDIENCY, noun. (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
EXPEDIENCY, noun. (uncountable) Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.
EXPEDIENCY, noun. (obsolete) Haste; dispatch.
EXPEDIENCY, noun. (countable) An expedient.

Dictionary definition

EXPEDIENCY, noun. The quality of being suited to the end in view.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.