nation-building

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From Barron's

"These are not easy moments for me and my family, and for those who have supported and believed in me in the past three decades of our struggle for freedom, independence and nation-building," he said announcing his surrender to the court.

From Barron's

The approach might be called “nation-coaching” rather than nation-building, said Javier Corrales, a political scientist whose research at Amherst College has focused on democracy and Latin America.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That's a far cry from nation-building."

From BBC

“They have named five or 10 projects. None of them are what you would call nation-building,” says Dan Nowlan, head of equity capital markets at National Bank of Canada.

From Barron's