self-assumed
- a word derived from assumed.
Example Sentences
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The self-assumed authority and unspoken power that Symcox enjoyed until that moment was gone.
From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2020
The United States spends about 3.58 percent of its GDP on defense, an amount that reflects self-assumed global responsibilities as well as political will.
From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2018
My type is often guilty of equally vile behavior under the cover of self-assumed sensitivity and niceness.
From Slate • Dec. 23, 2015
He concedes that French voters now prefer a strong President and promises to retain the Gaullist constitution, but without De Gaulle's self-assumed special powers, which Defferre considers a breach of that constitution.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Frey home, although one of the poorest, was one of the happiest in New Orleans, for it was made up of cheery workers, even little Dorothea having her daily self-assumed tasks.
From Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales by Stuart, Ruth McEnery
