expedience

noun

ex·pe·di·ence ik-ˈspē-dē-ən(t)s

Synonyms of expedience next

: expediency

Examples of expedience in a Sentence

the proven expedience of the carrot over the stick in getting the most out of people

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The actions on Monday stunned current and former prosecutors and investigators who said the department was abandoning a tradition of holding public officials, corporate executives and others accountable for corruption in favor of an approach built on political or economic expedience. —

Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025 But to Trump and some of his advisers, the memo had a certain expedience. —

Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025 This heady brew of commercial and geopolitical pressures is forcing TSMC executives to sign big contracts for wind and solar power, at times eschewing affordability for expedience. —

IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2024 Make no mistake, Biden is a true patriot — someone who unlike so many cares more about his country, the welfare of its citizens and the Constitution than political expedience and personal gain. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for expedience