🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

राजनीतिक अवसरवादिता

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rajnitik avsarvadita

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Political-expediency/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl ɪkˈspiː.di.ən.si/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"यह निर्णय राजनीतिक अवसरवादिता का परिणाम था।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being convenient and practical rather than morally right or principled, especially in a governmental or organizational context.

    "The controversial policy was adopted purely out of political expediency to secure votes before the election."
  2. 2

    An action or decision undertaken to achieve immediate advantage or success rather than long-term strategic or ethical goals.

    "Critics dismissed the sudden diplomatic compromise as a mere political expediency."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'political', derived from the Greek 'politikos' relating to citizens and the state, and 'expediency', originating from the Latin 'expedientia', meaning advantageous or suitable. Entering English usage in the 19th century, it evolved to describe actions taken primarily for practical advantage or self-interest rather than moral or principled considerations.

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