1. plural of expediency; the quality of being convenient, practical, or advantageous rather than right or just
Usage: Usually used in formal or critical contexts to describe choices made for practical reasons rather than ethical ones
2. plural of expediency; suitable or advantageous means or methods to accomplish a goal

Examples

• The government prioritized political expediences over long-term environmental protection.
• Corporate expediences often conflict with worker welfare.
• She rejected the expediences that would have made the project easier but less honest.
• The committee's decisions were driven by expediences rather than principle.
• Historical expediences sometimes led nations to make questionable alliances.
• He criticized the expediences of modern politics.