temporary+expedient

  • 131Second International —    Founded at the International Workers’ Congress in Paris in 1889, the Second International was a loose association of socialist and workers’ political parties and trade unions. It was dominated by the very strong German social democratic… …

    Historical dictionary of Marxism

  • 132makeshift — make•shift [[t]ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft[/t]] n. 1) a temporary expedient or substitute 2) being or serving as a makeshift • Etymology: 1555–65 …

    From formal English to slang