reassertion.

A renewed statement or exercise of a claim, right, or authority, often after it has been challenged.

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Words that belong together

• reassertion of authority
• reassertion of a claim

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The ruling marked a reassertion of local authority over the project.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular reassertion; plural reassertions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: claim. Commonness: moderately common.