reassertion

noun

re·as·ser·tion (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsər-shən

-a-

plural reassertions

: the act or an instance of reasserting something : a second or fresh assertion

It was, however, a reassertion of an American stake in both the conduct and the outcome of the war.—

Charles Krauthammer

Examples of reassertion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Reconstruction and the reassertion of white power in the Jim Crow era. —

Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023 Similarly, Putin’s foreign policy is based on a reassertion of Russian power. —

David Remnick, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 This will happen most quickly through a reassertion of America’s democratic leadership internationally but will hopefully extend to efforts to restore trust in institutions. —

Francis Fukuyama, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2020 Instead, Xi calls for a massive military buildup, the reassertion of Chinese Communist Party control and an economic policy based on self-reliance. —

Michael Beckley, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for reassertion

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