expedience
1. the quality of being suited to the end in view • Syn: expediency • Ant: inexpediency (for: expediency), inexpedience • Derivationally related forms: expedient (for: expediency), expedient • Hypernyms: advantage, vantage 2. taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others • Syn: opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking • Derivationally related forms: expedient, opportunistic (for: opportunism), opportunist (for: opportunism) • Hypernyms: selfishness
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