expediency

expediency englannista suomeksi

1. tarkoituksenmukaisuus

0. Substantiivi

1. tarkoituksenmukaisuus

expediency englanniksi

1. The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.

(syn)

2. {{quote-text|en|year=1810|author=Thomas Cogan|title=An Ethical Treatise on the Passions and Affections of the Mind|pageurl=https://books.google.de/books?id=q3hRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA137&ots=38DXI4io3n&dq=cogan%20divine%20wisdom%20discovers%20no%20expediency%20in%20vice&hl=de&pg=PA137v=onepage&q&f=false|page=137

3. {{quote-text|en|year=1828|author=Richard Whately|title=Elements of Rhetoric|section=part II, p. 214

4. Pursuit of the of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.

5. (RQ:Landon Francesca Carrara)

6. (quote-web)

7. Haste; dispatch.

8. An expedient.