[ɛkˈspiːdɪənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral
(e.g: either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin expedient- ‘extricating, putting in order’, from the verb expedire (see expedite)

[ɛkˈspiːdɪənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
(e.g: the current policy is a political expedient)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin expedient- ‘extricating, putting in order’, from the verb expedire (see expedite)