also raison d’etre
A person’s or organization’s ~ is the most important reason for them existing in the way that they do.
...a debate about the ~ of the armed forces.
N-SING: usu with poss
also raison d’etre
A person’s or organization’s ~ is the most important reason for them existing in the way that they do.
...a debate about the ~ of the armed forces.
N-SING: usu with poss
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012