raison d’état /rā-zɔ̃ dā-taˈ/ (French)

1. Literally, reason of state
2. The principle that national interests take precedence over strict individual rights, morality, etc

• stress of weather
• stressor
• stressors
• stress out
• stress test
• stress-test
• stress tests
• stressy
• stretch
• stretch a point
• stretched
• stretcher
• stretcher-bearer
• stretcher-bearers
• stretcher-bond
• stretcher-bonds
• stretchered
• stretchering
• stretchers
• stretches
• stretchier
• stretchiest
• stretching
• stretching-bond
• stretching course