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Meaning of "expedience" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPEDIENCE

expedience  [ɪkˈspiːdɪəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPEDIENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Expedience is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPEDIENCE


alliance
əˈlaɪəns
ambiance
ˈæmbɪəns
appliance
əˈplaɪəns
audience
ˈɔːdɪəns
clairaudience
ˌklɛərˈɔːdɪəns
compliance
kəmˈplaɪəns
convenience
kənˈviːnɪəns
defiance
dɪˈfaɪəns
disobedience
ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns
experience
ɪkˈspɪərɪəns
inexpedience
ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪəns
inobedience
ˌɪnəˈbiːdɪəns
irradiance
ɪˈreɪdɪəns
obedience
əˈbiːdɪəns
preaudience
priːˈɔːdɪəns
radiance
ˈreɪdɪəns
regredience
rɪˈɡriːdɪəns
reliance
rɪˈlaɪəns
science
ˈsaɪəns
variance
ˈvɛərɪəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPEDIENCE

expectorator
expediencies
expediency
expedient
expediential
expedientially
expediently
expeditate
expeditation
expedite
expeditely
expediter
expedition
expeditionary
expeditionary force
expeditious
expeditiously
expeditiousness
expeditive
expeditor

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPEDIENCE

ambience
at your convenience
at your earliest convenience
Bachelor of Science
computer science
conference
conscience
flag of convenience
geoscience
impatience
inconvenience
information science
life science
Master of Science
natural science
patience
political science
resilience
social science
target audience
work experience

Synonyms and antonyms of expedience in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXPEDIENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «expedience» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of expedience

Translation of «expedience» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPEDIENCE

Find out the translation of expedience to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of expedience from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «expedience» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

权宜之计
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conveniencia
570 millions of speakers

English

expedience
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुनाफ़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

целесообразность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

expedience
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুক্তিযুক্ততা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opportunité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesedaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zweckmäßigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

便宜
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방편
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapercayan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thích nghi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவசரநிலைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिश्रम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

menfaat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

convenienza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

celowość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доцільність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

promptitudine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκοπιμοτήτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doelmatigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

expedience
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

expedience
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of expedience

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPEDIENCE»

The term «expedience» is regularly used and occupies the 74.891 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPEDIENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about expedience

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2 QUOTES WITH «EXPEDIENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word expedience.
1
Lee Siegel
Anonymity is a universal convention of the blogosphere, and the wicked expedience is that you can speak without consequences.
2
Stewart Udall
If, in our haste to 'progress,' the economics of ecology are disregarded by citizens and policy makers alike, the result will be an ugly America. We cannot afford an America where expedience tramples upon esthetics and development decisions are made with an eye only on the present.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPEDIENCE»

Discover the use of expedience in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expedience and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
It has been thought that Shakespeare considered it as an allowable license to make substantives from verbs, and vice versa. He generally followed the practice of his time. EXPEDIENCE. Expedition, celerity. — Three thousand men of war Are  ...
Robert Nares, 1822
2
The Expedience and Necessity of Wisdom and Innocence Towards ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Courtail, 2010
3
Beyond Branding: How the New Values of Transparency and ...
There will of course always be mistakes and errors of judgement but in some cases the roots go deeper to the nature of business and its role in society. These factors can be clustered into three broad areas: expedience, exaggeration and ...
Nicholas Ind, 2005
4
Edmund Burke: His Political Philosophy
Closely connected with Burke's view of history was his concept of expedience. This operated at different levels of intellectual sophistication. Perhaps the most subtle of these was Burke's awareness of the uniqueness of historical situations.,  ...
Frank O'Gorman, Geraint Parry, 2003
5
Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches
If you reject personal representation, you are pushed upon expedience; and then what they wish us to do is, to prefer their speculations on that subject to the happy experience of this country, of a growing liberty and a growing prosperity for ...
Edmund Burke, Peter James Stanlis, 1963
6
Future Transformations: The Undiluted Truth
For he/she relates to the generality, and must accordingly put expedience above objectivity. DAVID: Are you therefore implying that Simone de Beauvoir, for example, was essentially a theologian in this respect? KEVIN: Yes, unlike Sartre, who ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
7
Geographic Profiling
They note thrill killings are the most common, and expedience killings the least common types. Rappaport (1988) divides serial killers into functionaries of organized crime groups, custodial poisoners and asphyxiators, psychotics, and sexual ...
D. Kim Rossmo, 1999
8
The friendly call of truth and reason to a new sort of ...
Edward Barry. against me, which St. Paul drew up against the Corinthians, of envy, strife, and schism." " It concerns every man," fays the pious Chillingworth, " who separates* from the communion of the Church, even as much as his * salvation ...
Edward Barry, 1806
9
Insuring Against Disaster: The Nuclear Industry on Trial
The. Supreme. Court. Decision: Statesmanship. or. Expedience? MAs might be expected, the 20 March 1978 Oral Argument before the justices of the Supreme Court drew a variety of reactions from those most intimately concerned with the ...
John W. Johnson, 1986
10
The doctrine and law of marriage, adultery and divorce, with ...
deserve to be viewed with the most delicate forbearance, they are not the marriages which political or moral expedience recommends to be exhibited to the gaze of nations. It is not however the effect of these marriages, but the right of nullity, ...
Hector Davies Morgan, 1826

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPEDIENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expedience is used in the context of the following news items.
1
BKAT's problems aired by public
... to disband without going through this body,” Davis said. “So with all expedience that we can put to it I would like to see this carried forward.”. «Bremerton Patriot, Jul 15»
2
Histadrut's expedience
Odds are that Nissenkorn's ardor is all about expedience. The cause of contract workers makes for excellent public relations. It is easier to ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
3
Native title yes, but still no land rights
But expedience should not be the decider. Tony Abbott vowed this week to "end the great silence about Indigenous people in our founding ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Is your police agency's CEW policy dangerously restrictive?
Unfortunately, due to political expedience/correctness, these types of policy provisions are all too common. Officer safety is then compromised, and in turn, the ... «Police News, Jul 15»
5
Fetalvero: Dodging issues: There is no forever
Coincidence or expedience? What got me worried listening to his speech during the opening salvo of the launching of the United Nationalist ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
6
With friends like these, does the DAB even need a fundraising?
... gargantuan expenditure but establishment lawmakers including those from the DAB have merrily gone along with it for political expedience. «EJ Insight, Jul 15»
7
Justin Fox: Why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shills for tobacco
... 1960 annual meeting, said it had developed "a very enviable reputation" for taking stands "that are based upon principle and not expedience. «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
8
Officials say small, unknown amount of sewage leaked into Nashua …
He noted the mayor was in contact with him shortly after the project was completed and praised the city for its expedience in replacing the pipe. «Nashua Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Robert J. Samuelson: Spreading budget pain now harder
There's a bipartisan triumph of political expedience over professed beliefs. Liberals shrink many domestic programs, because they won't ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
10
Why the US Chamber shills for tobacco: Bloomberg View
... 1960 annual meeting, said it had developed "a very enviable reputation" for taking stands "that are based upon principle and not expedience. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Expedience [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/expedience>. Apr 2024 ».
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