annexation
noun
the act or an instance of annexing, or adding to something larger, especially the incorporation of new territory into the domain of a city, country, or state.
annexationist
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a word derived from
annexation.
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a word derived from
annexationism.
annexationismnounthe theory or practice of taking over another country's territory, especially by force.
Example Sentences
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Whether the border had shifted with the river, rounding out the war’s annexationist work, nobody knew.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2014
Moreover, Fischer himself showed that there was widespread opposition to annexationist aims within Germany, and the opposition grew as the war went on.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2013
It had a more unfortunate effect, however, in leading public opinion in the United States to the belief for many years that a strong annexationist sentiment existed in Canada.
From The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor by Oscar Douglas Skelton
The annexationist and filibustering schemes of the decade immediately preceding the War of Secession were prompted by two motives.
From The United States and Latin America by John Holladay Latane
I have known Lagneau since the beginning of the war, and he has been in succession, royalist, "revanchard," annexationist, internationalist, socialist, anarchist, bolshevist, and I-don't-give-a damnist.
From Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War by Romain Rolland
