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raison d'état
[ re-zawn dey-ta ]
noun
, French.
, plural rai·sons d'é·tat [r, e-zaw, n, dey-, ta]
- a purely political reason for governmental action, based on the national interest and often violating principles of justice.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of raison d'état1
Literally, “reason of state”
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