1. based on what is convenient or advantageous rather than on what is right or just
Usage: often implies a pragmatic approach that may compromise principles

Examples

• The politician’s expediential decision to change his stance was criticized by voters.
• Her expediential approach to business often put profits before ethics.
• The company made an expediential choice to cut costs rather than maintain quality.
• His expediential thinking led him to support whatever policy was most popular.
• The expediential solution solved the immediate problem but created long-term issues.
• Critics argued that the expediential policy ignored fundamental human rights.