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
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Another is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s broad reassertion of state control over the economy in key areas such as banking.
—Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Both approaches are forms of hegemonic reassertion—attempts to cement U.S. primacy on the world stage—but one cloaks itself in moral superiority, and the other does not.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Again, Mike’s trying to keep the Crips from making a disastrous move, but the Aryan reads it (not entirely inaccurately) as a reassertion of Mayoral power.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 July 2024
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“Reassertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassertion. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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