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raison d'état definition

rai·son d'état (re zōn dā tȧ′)

a diplomatic or political reason

Etymology: Fr, reason of state

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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