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nation-building

British

noun

the advocacy of national solidarity in South Africa in the post-apartheid era

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The prime minister said the fund will invest - along with the private sector - into what his government has described as "nation-building projects" like port upgrades and natural resource development.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“There was a lot of nation-building happening during World War II,” said Ujammiugaq Engell, leader of Nuuk Local Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

"We will join the nation-building effort led by Tarique Rahman," Md Fazlur Rahman, 45, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

At the founding, and the court endorsed a regime of nation-building in which the mix between government and markets supported an emerging economic nation.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

The expansion of the role of UN forces to nation-building in Somalia and its subsequent failure comes to mind as an example of this danger.

From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by Wade, James P.

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