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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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
As women and people of color made some inroads into these institutions, as old hierarchies seemed to give way just a little bit, a chorus of observers arrived to sell the broader public on on the furious reassertion of the status quo.
—Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
In the years right after Nixon's resignation, the scandal inspired a reassertion of congressional authority and passage of new ethics laws, strengthened the role of the courts in restraining presidential power, and gave new prominence to the media as a public watchdog.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Reconstruction and the reassertion of white power in the Jim Crow era.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 July 2024
As women and people of color made some inroads into these institutions, as old hierarchies seemed to give way just a little bit, a chorus of observers arrived to sell the broader public on on the furious reassertion of the status quo.
—Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
In the years right after Nixon's resignation, the scandal inspired a reassertion of congressional authority and passage of new ethics laws, strengthened the role of the courts in restraining presidential power, and gave new prominence to the media as a public watchdog.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Reconstruction and the reassertion of white power in the Jim Crow era.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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“Reassertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassertion. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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