expedient
ex|pedi|ent /ɪksp'iːdiənt/ (expedients)
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of -ing
An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right.
Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations...
2 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ to-inf
If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right.
Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of -ing
An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right.
Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations...
2 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ to-inf
If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right.
Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.