Reassertion

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion

    "[…] 1919, a time when African American hopes for a just future following their service in World War I were dashed by violent reassertions of white supremacy, including the efflorescence and expansion of the KKK into the Midwestern and northwestern U.S."

  2. 2
    renewed affirmation wordnet

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reaffirmation

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"[…] 1919, a time when African American hopes for a just future following their service in World War I were dashed by violent reassertions of white supremacy, including the efflorescence and expansion of the KKK into the Midwestern and northwestern U.S."

Etymology

From re- + assertion.

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