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has gloss	(noun) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one expedient
lexicalization	eng: expedient
subclass of	(noun) how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" way, agency, means
has subclass	(noun) something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency make-do, stopgap, makeshift
has subclass	(noun) anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch" crutch
has subclass	(noun) an unplanned expedient temporary expedient, improvisation
has subclass	(noun) an expedient adopted only in desperation; "`pis aller' is French for `worst going'" pis aller, last resort