<P><EM>n.</EM> <I>pl.</I> <B>ex·pe·di·en·cies </B></P>
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<LI>Appropriateness to the purpose at hand; fitness.
<LI>Adherence to self-serving means: <CITE>an ambitious politician, guided by expediency rather than principle.</CITE>
<LI>A means; an expedient.
<LI><U><I>Obsolete.</I></U> Speed; haste. </LI></OL>
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<P><B>expediency</B></P>
<P>n : the quality of being suited to the end in view [syn: <A href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=expedience"><FONT color=#0033ff>expedience</FONT></A>] [ant: <A href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=inexpedience"><FONT color=#0033ff>inexpedience</FONT></A>]</P><!-- google_ad_region_end=def -->
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