Canadian English Meaning of expedient
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Definitions and Meaning of expedient in English
expedient (n)
a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
expedient (a)
serving to promote your interest
expedient (s)
appropriate to a purpose; practical
expedient (a.)
Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right.
Quick; expeditious.
expedient (n.)
That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.
Means devised in an exigency; shift.
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expedient
a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one, serving to promote your interest, appropriate to a purpose; practicalHastening or forward; hence
desirable,possible,prudent,tactical,wise,advantageous,advisable,beneficial,judicious,Politics
Impractical,reckless,inadvisable,inexpedient,indiscreet,unprofitable,unwise,impolitic,unfeasible,untimely
expediency => expediency, expedience => expediency, expediate => expedite, expede => dispatch, expectorator => expectorant,
