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| 1. | tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: It is expedient that you go. |
| 2. | conducive to advantage or interest, as opposed to right. |
| 3. | acting in accordance with expediency. |
| 4. | a means to an end: The ladder was a useful expedient for getting to the second floor. |
| 5. | a means devised or employed in an exigency; resource; shift: Use any expedients you think necessary to get over the obstacles in your way. |