annexation
noun
an·nex·a·tion
ˌa-ˌnek-ˈsā-shən 
plural annexations
1
: the act of annexing something or the state of being annexed : the addition of an area or region to a country, state, etc.
The Senate rejected the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, the purchase of the Virgin Islands from Denmark, the annexation of Santo Domingo and the annexation of Samoa.—
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.In the early part of the 20th century, Chinese writers generally dated the annexation of Tibet to the 18th century.—Elliot Sperling
Elliot Sperling2
: something that is annexed
… defended their annexations with fire and sword.—George Bernard Shaw
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If the far right wins out, as currently seems likely, Israel will continue to dispossess Palestinians from large swaths of the West Bank and build more settlements, pushing forward with the piecemeal annexation that Smotrich has spearheaded.
—Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Netanyahu’s strategy, if that’s the word for it, is de-facto annexation under an umbrella of deterrence.
—Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Young Army was established two years after the 2014 annexation of Crimea, when Putin’s Kremlin had already begun its totalitarian turn.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Another youth group, the Volunteers of Victory, was established by the Russian state in 2015 and has a similar tie-in to Ukraine, as it was launched shortly after the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
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Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Netanyahu’s strategy, if that’s the word for it, is de-facto annexation under an umbrella of deterrence.
—Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Young Army was established two years after the 2014 annexation of Crimea, when Putin’s Kremlin had already begun its totalitarian turn.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Another youth group, the Volunteers of Victory, was established by the Russian state in 2015 and has a similar tie-in to Ukraine, as it was launched shortly after the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annexation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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