n.1 a declaration; a forthright statement.
2 the act or an instance of asserting.
3 (also self-assertion) insistence on the recognition of one's rights or claims.
Etymology: ME f. F assertion or L assertio (as ASSERT, -ION)
n.1 a declaration; a forthright statement.
2 the act or an instance of asserting.
3 (also self-assertion) insistence on the recognition of one's rights or claims.
Etymology: ME f. F assertion or L assertio (as ASSERT, -ION)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012