English-German translation for "expedience"

"expedience" German translation

expedience
[iksˈpiːdiəns], expediency [-si]noun | Substantiv s

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Tunlichkeit, Ratsamkeit, Schicklichkeit, Angemessenheit Nützlichkeit, Vorteilhaftigkeit, Zweckdienlichkeit kluge, selbstsüchtige Berechnung, Zweckdienlichkeitsprinzip verwerfliche Selbstsucht
  • Tunlichkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience
    Ratsamkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience
    Schicklichkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience
    Angemessenheitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience
    expedience
  • Nützlichkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience advantageousness
    Vorteilhaftigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience advantageousness
    Zweckdienlichkeitfeminine | Femininum f, -mäßigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    expedience advantageousness
    expedience advantageousness
  • (kluge, selbstsüchtige) Berechnung, Zweckdienlichkeitsprinzipneuter | Neutrum n
    expedience self-interest
    (verwerfliche) Selbstsucht
    expedience self-interest
    expedience self-interest
Stattdessen entschied sich Santos für den schwierigeren Weg.
Instead, Santos opted for the path of least expedience.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Ehrlichkeit und die Transparenz wurden dem Zweckdenken geopfert.
Honesty and transparency have been sacrificed to expedience.
Source: Europarl
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