Vocabulary
Expediency
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
Urdu meaning
مصلحت، خود غرضی، ضرورت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It seems like an indelible mark has been left by our colonial masters on our criminal procedure code, one the state refuses to change due to political expediency and a patronising legislative attitude towards its citizens.
- The continuation of this practice, dictated by political expediency, and personal financial and political interests, points to a deep rot in Pakistan`s trade policy framework.
- To make matters worse, the Indian political leadership, having boxed itself in a narrowing space self-created by electoral expediency and hyper-nationalism, has lowered the threshold of all-out war in the face of its perceived humiliation.
- The constitution is not a document to be disregarded by the whims of political expediency, no matter who sits in the Oval Office.
- The constitution is not a document to be disregarded by the whims of political expediency, no matter who sits in the Oval Office.
Synonyms
convenience, advantage, advantageous, usefulness, utility, benefit, profitability,
Curator example
“an act of political expediency”
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