Meaning of the word expediency in English

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expediency

US /ɪkˈspiː.di.ən.si/
UK /ɪkˈspiː.di.ən.si/

Noun

1.

the situation in which something is helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable:

Example:
Some of their critics claim that recent decisions about tax are are nothing more than political expediency.
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