(~s)
If you describe an idea or belief as a ~, you mean that it is thought important by a group of people but may be old-fashioned or wrong. (FORMAL)
It is time to go beyond the ~ that conventional forces cannot deter.
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(~s)
If you describe an idea or belief as a ~, you mean that it is thought important by a group of people but may be old-fashioned or wrong. (FORMAL)
It is time to go beyond the ~ that conventional forces cannot deter.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012