Meanings
plural national interests
- governmentAn economic, military, or cultural goal of a country.
1 more example
While it was not in the national interest to disclose details of the exhaustive plans made to enable the railway organisations to meet possible eventualities, certain information was made public in July indicating some of the activities in which the railways were directly concerned and the steps they were taking.
1939 November, Charles E. Lee, “Railways and the War — I”, in Railway Magazine, page 313
Translations
Finnish kansallinen intressi, kansallinen etu
- kansallinen intressigoal
- kansallinen etugoal
French raison d'État
- raison d'Étatgoal
German Staatsräson, Staatsraison
- Staatsräsongoal
- Staatsraisongoal
Italian ragion di Stato, ragione di Stato
- ragion di Statogoal
- ragione di Statogoal
Polish racja stanu
- racja stanugoal
Russian национальные интересы
- национальные интересы (nacionalʹnyje interesy)goal
Spanish razón de Estado
- razón de Estadogoal
Ukrainian національний інтерес
- національний інтерес (nacionalʹnyj interes)goal
Cite this entry
national interest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20interest
“national interest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20interest. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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