mere assertion

collocation in English

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mere
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mɪər/us
/mɪr/
used to emphasize that something is not large ...
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assertion
noun[C + that]
uk
/əˈsɜː.ʃən/us
/əˈsɝː.ʃən/
a statement that you strongly believe ...
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(Definition ofmereandassertionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmere assertion

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Ultimately, the issue at stake is not themereassertionthat gender matters in global assembly but why it does and why it does so in such varied forms.
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But the same claims were central to unifying formations, and behind them was a religious fervor that lent conviction tomereassertionand place to provincialism.
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He produced no actual figures—because he said he could not disaggregate them; that was amereassertionthat was not backed up at all.
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Just signing a form that states that one would like the list of one's benefits considered is not evidence butmereassertion.
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But there was no argument at all; there wasmereassertion.
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It has to prove its case;mereassertionis not sufficient.
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Themereassertionof sovereignty gives of itself no security; in fact, there may be circumstances in which it actually diminishes security.
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What we heard was an explanation of how it would work out, and amereassertionthat it would encourage investment.
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However, those arguments seem to me to consist very largely ofmereassertion.
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So far, this remains an argument—amereassertionwhich has been made.
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I have to say thatmereassertiondoes not make a case.
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Themereassertionof one side of their belief that they are right does not help the matter forward.
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It is amereassertionon their part.
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That statement has been reiterated with very little argument—mereassertion.
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That is not a matter ofmereassertion.
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Nor could there be any material for refuting that argument on any grounds other than themereassertionof parliamentary privilege.
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I am sure that he will aver that that is the case, but amereassertionis not necessarily the whole story.
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I felt today that themereassertionof that fact was the only justification offered.
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Themereassertioncarries no conviction at all.
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Nor is the complaint a matter ofmereassertion.
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