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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]
  1. 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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