expediential

adjective

ex·​pe·​di·​en·​tial ik¦spēdē¦enchəl 

(¦)ek¦-

: of, characterized by, or governed by expediency

doubtful if government by congressional committees can be justified on either democratic or expediential grounds

—E. E. Schattschneider

Word History

Etymology

from expediency, after such pairs as English potency: potential

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