foreign occupation

collocation in English

meaningsofforeignandoccupation

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foreign
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒr.ən/us
/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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occupation
noun
uk
/ˌɒk.jəˈpeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.kjəˈpeɪ.ʃən/
a ...
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(Definition offoreignandoccupationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforeign occupation

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Its early stage was characterized by a strong aesthetic opposition to the ideals of its own predecessor (promoting "organic work" in the face offoreignoccupation).
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Why was opposition toforeignoccupationso much stronger in some parts of the country than others?
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The three proposals are, first, the withdrawal of allforeignoccupationtroops and colonists.
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Second, it emerges that any settlement now is negotiated under duress of aforeignoccupation.
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Following right-wing dictatorship,foreignoccupationand left-wing dictatorship, what is immediately apparent at the moment is chaos and the intolerance between the political parties.
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They did not want responsible government; they do not want to have anyforeignoccupation.
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They have emerged from the wars and revolutions of the last century, and, more recently, in this century, from defeat in war andforeignoccupation.
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All 18 campaigns shared two elements: (1) aforeignoccupation(2) by a democracy.
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The continued presence of aforeignoccupationarmy was naturally resented by much of the local population.
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Foreignoccupationis defined in terms of control of territory (not military occupation alone) (46).
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The court stated in its opinion that under international law, the right to secede was meant for peoples under a colonial rule orforeignoccupation.
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In 1944 the city was twice underforeignoccupation.
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He rejected the tribunal's legitimacy and independence from the control of theforeignoccupation.
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This was an unpopular move among a population that, for many, had spent more than a decade under often brutalforeignoccupation.
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Its early stage was characterized by a strong aesthetic opposition to the ideals of its own predecessor (promoting "organic work" in the face offoreignoccupation).
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Increase the participation of women in conflict resolution at decision-making levels and protect women living in situations of armed and other conflicts or underforeignoccupation.
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For a century, that country stagnated on account of domestic wars, foreign occupations and idealistic, but ill-considered experiments, and has, internationally speaking, been placed off-side.
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This document is the manifesto of collaborators of future foreign occupations.
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Mesopotamia was immeasurably enriched by this, the mildest of all foreign occupations of the region.
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