(~s)
A ~ is a reason which you pretend has caused you to do something.
They wanted a ~ for subduing the region by force...
N-COUNT
(~s)
A ~ is a reason which you pretend has caused you to do something.
They wanted a ~ for subduing the region by force...
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012