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

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy