Raison d Etat definitions

Raison d'etat

1) National interest
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raison d`état

(from the article `diplomacy`) ...a diplomat should have one master and one policy. He created the Ministry of External Affairs to centralize policy and to ensure his control of ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/7

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