Definitions
a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
Word origin
From Middle English expedient, from Old French expedient, from Latin expediens (stem expedient-), present participle of expedire (“to bring forward, to dispatch, to expedite; impers. to be profitable, serviceable, advantageous, expedient”), from ex (“out”) + pēs (“foot, hoof”).
Used in a sentence
“Most people, faced with a decision, will choose the most expedient option.”
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter willnot come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
“Nothing but the right can ever be the expedient, since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a greater good to a less.”
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