assertion
noun
as·ser·tion
ə-ˈsər-shən 
a-
: the act of asserting or something that is asserted: such as
a
: insistent and positive affirming, maintaining, or defending (as of a right or attribute)
an assertion of ownership/innocence
b
: a declaration that something is the case
He presented no evidence to support his assertions.
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Examples of assertion in a Sentence
the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence
made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light
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The bold assertions of a former president at a Southern Baptist Convention seminary that the institution disparagingly made statements about financial mismanagement ended with an anticlimactic, $0 legal settlement following new revelations that emerged in discovery.
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Art for the Nazis was a means to an end rather than a worthy pursuit of self-expression, with the objective being assertion of power and a rigid set of ethnocultural norms.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Despite bold assertions from some suggesting AI/ML could completely replace engineers and SREs, the reality remains different.
—Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
On the other hand, Kennedy’s false assertions of scientific correlations in children between vaccines and autism bolster a need for additional research, the president-elect said.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Art for the Nazis was a means to an end rather than a worthy pursuit of self-expression, with the objective being assertion of power and a rigid set of ethnocultural norms.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Despite bold assertions from some suggesting AI/ML could completely replace engineers and SREs, the reality remains different.
—Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
On the other hand, Kennedy’s false assertions of scientific correlations in children between vaccines and autism bolster a need for additional research, the president-elect said.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Assertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assertion. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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assertion
noun
as·ser·tion
ə-ˈsər-shən
a-
: the act of asserting
also
: something asserted : declaration
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