lesser evilism

Alternative forms

 * lesser-evilism

Noun

 * 1) The strategy or policy of choosing the lesser evil.
 * 2) * 1992, New Politics, Volume 4, Issues 1-2, page 5:
 * Which is to say that when left support can be taken for granted – and lesser evilism can always be mustered to that end – only the right flank needs to be appeased.