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Environmental quality was drastically improved while economic activity grew by the simple expedient of removing lead from gasoline - which prevented it from entering the environment.
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Meaning of "expedient" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXPEDIENT

From Latin expediēns setting free.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPEDIENT

expedient  [ɪkˈspiːdɪənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPEDIENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Expedient can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EXPEDIENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Expedient

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Definition of expedient in the English dictionary

The first definition of expedient in the dictionary is suitable to the circumstances; appropriate. Other definition of expedient is inclined towards methods or means that are advantageous rather than fair or just. Expedient is also something suitable or appropriate, esp something used during an urgent situation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPEDIENT


audient
ˈɔːdɪənt
Bryant
ˈbraɪənt
clairaudient
ˌklɛərˈɔːdɪənt
client
ˈklaɪənt
convenient
kənˈviːnɪənt
deviant
ˈdiːvɪənt
disobedient
ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪənt
giant
ˈdʒaɪənt
gradient
ˈɡreɪdɪənt
inexpedient
ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪənt
ingredient
ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt
inobedient
ˌɪnəˈbiːdɪənt
intergradient
ˌɪntəˈɡreɪdɪənt
irradiant
ɪˈreɪdɪənt
mediant
ˈmiːdɪənt
obedient
əˈbiːdɪənt
orient
ˈɔːrɪənt
radiant
ˈreɪdɪənt
submediant
sʌbˈmiːdɪənt
unobedient
ʌnəˈbiːdɪənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPEDIENT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPEDIENT

active ingredient
adverse pressure gradient
ambient
ancient
coefficient
deficient
efficient
energy-efficient
favourable pressure gradient
insufficient
Lorient
nutrient
outpatient
patient
pressure gradient
proficient
resilient
sufficient
temperature gradient
transient

Synonyms and antonyms of expedient in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXPEDIENT»

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

Translation of «expedient» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPEDIENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

权宜之举
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recurso
570 millions of speakers

English

expedient
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समीचीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من المناسب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

целесообразно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

expediente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমীচীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

expédient
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sihat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hilfsmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

急場しのぎの手段
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방책
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapentingan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mưu mẹo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உகந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uygun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

espediente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

celowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доцільно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

expedient
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκόπιμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wenslik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ändamåls
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hensiktsmessig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of expedient

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPEDIENT»

The term «expedient» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.297 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPEDIENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «expedient» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «expedient» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXPEDIENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word expedient.
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Barbara Amiel
Dictatorships do cut down on rape, and pillage, not to mention sexual harassment, by the simple expedient of sending people to labour camps for life or cutting off their hands without a trial.
2
Chester A. Arthur
It is provided by the Constitution that the President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.
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Barry Commoner
Environmental quality was drastically improved while economic activity grew by the simple expedient of removing lead from gasoline - which prevented it from entering the environment.
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Antonio Damasio
Why do we have a brain in the first place? Not to write books, articles, or plays; not to do science or play music. Brains develop because they are an expedient way of managing life in a body.
5
Luis Fortuno
I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.
6
Katharine Butler Hathaway
If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.
7
Aldo Leopold
Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient.
8
Jonathan Mayhew
It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law; as every other good prince will - We enjoy under his administration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for us.
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Sandra Day O'Connor
It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself.
10
Alan Paton
You ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPEDIENT»

Discover the use of expedient in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expedient and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Expedient Homemade Firearms: The 9Mm Submachine Gun
The author provides clear, step-by-step instructions for and expedient 9mm submachine gun.
P. A. Luty, 1998
2
HMS Expedient
So Rennie is amazed when he's given a prime commission: HMS Expedient is a 36 gun frigate; she is to be sent to the South Seas on a scientific expedition.
Peter Smalley, 2006
3
Ecstatic Occasions, Expedient Forms: 85 Leading Contemporary ...
Pairing poem with prose, the book manages to define, exemplify, and explain the range of formal possibilities available to the contemporary poet, through its broad formal variety and intimate style of commentary.
David Lehman, 1996
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From Integrated to Expedient: An Adaptive Framework for ...
Study draws on experiences in the catchment of the Great Ruaha River in Tanzania.
Lankford, B. A., Merrey, Douglas, Cour, J., Hepworth, N., 2007
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The Expedient Utopian: Bandaranaike and Ceylon
Bandaranaike's story illuminates the development of democratic politics in Sri Lanka.
James Manor, 2009
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"Whereas it is Expedient": Early Manitoba and Nebraska Court ...
Although the Great Plains of North America form a geographical unit, and although the indigenous people of this region had cultural and linguistic commonalities that were the substance of their lives and interactions for centuries before ...
Geertruida Catharina de Goede, 2007
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Expedient B & E: Tactics and Techniques for Bypassing Alarms ...
This book reveals the most effective ways of busting into desks and files, improvising lock picks, breaking into cars, executing forced and covert entries and more.
Carl Hammer, 1992
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Cowen and Zines's Federal Jurisdiction in Australia
The. Autochthonous. Expedient: The. Investment. of. State. Courts. with. Federal. Jurisdiction. Section 77(iii) of the Constitution Section 71 of the Constitution vests the judicial power of the Commonwealth in the High Court, in such other federal ...
Leslie Zines, 2002
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CIA Field-Expedient Key Casting Manual
Learn how the CIA agent gets behind locked doors.
C.I.A., 1988
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An Union Neither Necessary Or Expedient for Ireland: Being ...
Being an Answer to the Author of Arguments for and Against Union, Between Great Britain and Ireland, Considered Charles Ball (of Dublin.) a prejudicial influence on the public mind, leading the people to distrust and to disparage their  ...
Charles Ball (of Dublin.), 1798

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPEDIENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expedient is used in the context of the following news items.
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Accounting Roundup—Second Quarter 2015 in Review
... costs and a practical expedient for measuring retirement benefit plans and (2) proposed ASUs on the accounting for share-based payments, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Review: 'Tangerine,' a Madcap Buddy Picture About Transgender …
It's also political (as is the focus, however narratively expedient, on public transportation), which is sometimes the case when black and brown ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Jacquielynn Floyd: Pulling down statues cannot erase history
Knocking them down might seem politically expedient, but it doesn't change the past. Familiar Dallas names like Harwood, Record and Good ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
4
Editorial: No sanctuary for dangerous criminals
It's unfortunate, if expedient, that wannabe politicians like Donald Trump are holding up the Steinle murder to justify opposition to immigration ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
5
Does 'Laudato Si' Lead Inevitably to Fossil Fuel Divestment?
... and Klein will kickPope Francis off of the prom committee the moment his proclamations are perceived as no longer expedient to their efforts. «Acton Institute, Jul 15»
6
Uniben Denies Student Over Suicide Theory
... his name, and in the process causing his already traumatised parents more anguish,we however, find it expedient to set the records straight, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Make good use of all your 'moments'
Or are you “putting off” those things until a more expedient time? This is a terribly dangerous attitude for we often find that we don't have all the ... «Point Pleasant Register, Jul 15»
8
Toll reductions worry county, state officials
“While it may be politically expedient to reduce tolls, an unintended consequence could be to delay the replacement of a 73-year-old, ... «So Md News, Jul 15»
9
Revolution, betrayed?
'Traitor' and 'expedient' – these are hats that sit less comfortably on this six-month-old presidency. Yet these are the words now used to ... «Sri Lanka Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Library director says literacy can lessen prison numbers
Bradford said that while it may not be as expedient as building more jails to relieve cramped prisons, investing in early childhood literacy will be ... «Hammond Daily Star online, Jul 15»

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