expedience
ik spee dee uhns
- n the quality of being suited to the end in view
- n taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
- At first, the surprise in Washington's power circles was such that some people whispered that the relationship was nothing more than a marriage of political expedience.
- Such Catholics feel free to challenge betrayals of the moral lawsegregation or political expedienceeven when they are tolerated by priests and bishops on grounds of prudence.
- Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake.