Meaning & use
exigency
An urgent need or demand that requires immediate attention or action.
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The exigencies of wartime forced the government to ration fuel and food.
Budget cuts were justified as a response to fiscal exigency.
A note on using this word
Exigency is formal and often used in the plural 'exigencies' to mean the pressing demands of a situation.
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