expediency

ex·pe·di·en·cy  (k-spd-n-s)

n. pl. ex·pe·di·en·cies

1. Appropriateness to the purpose at hand; fitness.

2. Adherence to self-serving means: an ambitious politician, guided by expediency rather than principle.

3. A means; an expedient.

4. Obsolete Speed; haste.

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expediency or expedience

Noun

pl -encies or -ences

1. the use of methods that are advantageous rather than fair or just

2. appropriateness or suitability

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

expediency - the quality of being suited to the end in view expedience advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" inexpedience, inexpediency - the quality of being unsuited to the end in view

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expediency or expedience

noun suitability, benefit, fitness, utility, effectiveness, convenience, profitability, practicality, usefulness, prudence, pragmatism, propriety, desirability, appropriateness, utilitarianism, helpfulness, advisability, aptness, judiciousness, properness, meetness, advantageousness

Translations

expediency [ɪksˈpiːdɪənsɪ] n → Zweckmäßigkeit f;

for the sake of expediency → aus Gründen der Zweckmäßigkeit