as in expedience
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
the expediency of such a plan is questionable
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While Trump often likes to take credit for that seismic judicial event, and calls himself the most pro-life president in history, kicking the issue over to the states can rightly be seen as an act of political cowardice and expediency.
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
In this regard, Mody offers little sympathy for India’s secular politicians, whose commitment to liberal ideals was, in his view, skin-deep and who pandered to religious interests in the name of political expediency.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2023
For those who have held reservations about Trump's relationship with evangelical voters, the draft represents an act of political expediency at best.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The good news is that Rubio’s Ukraine vote appears to have been merely an act of contemptible political expediency rather than a conversion to isolationism.
—Max Boot, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
In this regard, Mody offers little sympathy for India’s secular politicians, whose commitment to liberal ideals was, in his view, skin-deep and who pandered to religious interests in the name of political expediency.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2023
For those who have held reservations about Trump's relationship with evangelical voters, the draft represents an act of political expediency at best.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The good news is that Rubio’s Ukraine vote appears to have been merely an act of contemptible political expediency rather than a conversion to isolationism.
—Max Boot, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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“Expediency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expediency. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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