commandeering (noun)

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• cooptation — noun a) A co opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over. b) A co opting: an absorption or assimilation. Syn: cooption …   Wiktionary

• assumption — noun 1) an informed assumption Syn: supposition, presumption, belief, expectation, conjecture, speculation, surmise, guess, premise, hypothesis; conclusion, deduction, inference; rare illation, notion, impression 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• condemnation — I (blame) noun accusation, animadversion, ascription, attack, castigation, censure, charge, chastening, chastisement, chiding, complaint, condemnatio, criticism, denigration, denunciation, deprecation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval,… …   Law dictionary

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• disseisin — dis·sei·sin or dis·sei·zin /di sēz ən/ n [Anglo French disseisine, from Old French dessaisine, from dessaisir to dispossess see disseise]: the act of disseising: the state of being disseised Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …   Law dictionary

• acquisition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of obtaining Nouns 1. (something acquired) acquisition, acquirement, accession, obtainment, procurement; collection, accumulation, amassing, gathering, reaping, gleaning, picking (up); trover. See… …   English dictionary for students

• seizure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. confiscation, appropriation, arrest, capture; attack, fit, spell, stroke. See acquisition, disease, restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Capture] Syn. seizing, taking, apprehending; see capture . 2. [A… …   English dictionary for students

• appropriation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of providing money] Syn. allocation, allotment, donation, funding, sponsoring, sponsorship, grant, bestowal, giving, endowing, budgeting, provision, allowance, concession, apportionment, stipulation, shelling out*.… …   English dictionary for students

• requisition — 1. noun 1) we have submitted our requisition for additional staff Syn: order, request, call, application, claim, demand 2) the requisition of cultural treasures Syn: appropriation, commandeering, seizure, confiscation …   Thesaurus of popular words