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Expedience

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Noun

1. expedience, expediency

the quality of being suited to the end in view

2. expedience, opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking

taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Expedience

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noun plural -encies or -ences
1. 
appropriateness; suitability
2. 
the use of or inclination towards methods that are advantageous rather than fair or just
3.  another word for expedient (sense 3)

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Expedience

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nounWord forms: plural exˈpediencies
1. 
the quality or state of being expedient; suitability for a given purpose; appropriateness to the conditions
2. 
the doing or consideration of what is of selfish use or advantage rather than of what is right or just; self-interest
3. 
an expedient

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Expedience

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n.
1. Expediency.
2. Obsolete Speed; haste.

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