assert
/əˈsɜrt/ v [T]Definition
› to state an opinion or claim a right forcefully: [+ that clause] The companies have asserted that everything they did was appropriate. › To assert is also to behave in a way that shows power, authority, or control: Several members of Congress called upon the president to assert leadership. › If you assert yourself, you act forcefully in a way that expresses your confidence: You have to learn to speak up and assert yourself at meetings, or you’ll never get anywhere. assertion /əˈsɜr·ʃən/ n [C] › Critics say the company forces workers to drive recklessly, an assertion the company denies.
(Definition of assert v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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