self-assertion
noun
insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
self-assertiveness
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a word derived from
self-assertion.
Example Sentences
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His principles for leading a purposeful life included self-assertiveness, self-acceptance, self-responsibility and personal integrity — ideals that came directly from Rand.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2014
They have self-assertiveness, initiative, self-reliance, ambition, integration of purpose.
From Time Magazine Archive
Q. This new self-assertiveness on the part of Japan is often regarded in the same light as ultranationalism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yes, there is a trend toward consolidation of the central authority, but it is being offset by the growing self-assertiveness of the republics.
From Time Magazine Archive
His self-assertiveness irritated those who were accustomed to look for nothing but deference from the persons about them.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Sir William Smith
