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expedient
'expedient' - used as an adjective
1. serving to promote your interest
was merciful only when mercy was expedient
2. appropriate to a purpose; practical
in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty

'expedient' - used as a noun
3. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
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  • inexpedient
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