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

• optical telescope
• optical tweezers
• optic axes
• optic axis
• optic disc
• optic discs
• optician
• opticians
• optic lobe
• optic lobes
• optic nerve
• optic nerves
• optics
• optic thalamus
• optic tube
• optima
• optimal
• platen
• platens
• plate-powder
• plate-printing
• plate-proof
• plate-proofs
• plater
• plate rack