Antonyms for annexationan·nex·a·tion

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1. annexationnoun

   Synonyms:
   annexion

2. annexationnoun

   An act of annexing, or territories that have been annexed.

   Synonyms:
   annexion

3. annexationnoun

   A legal merging of a territory into another body.

   Synonyms:
   annexion

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1. • Acquisition

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1. annexation, appropriationnoun

   incorporation by joining or uniting

   Synonyms:
   appropriation

2. annexationnoun

   the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation

   "the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"; "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation"

   Synonyms:
   appropriation

How to use annexation in a sentence?

1. John Kirby:

   Russia is beginning to roll out a version of what you could call an annexation playbook, very similar to the one we saw in 2014.

2. Angela Merkel:

   We have had to witness a shifting of borders in Europe, the annexation of Crimea and the questioning of territorial integrity – a core part of Europe's post-war model. The apparent right of whoever is strongest trumped the strength of law, russia has breached and is still breaching international law...neighboring states are suddenly no longer partner countries but spheres of influence.

3. Leger Merlin Figama:

   Ignorance is the dogma of darkness ''but the annexation of a good faculty allowing light on the path. French Version L'ignorance est le dogme de l'obscurité'' mais l'annexion d'une bonne faculté permettant la lumière sur le sentier.

4. Angela Merkel:

   In spring we will discuss the question how to deal with the sanctions that we decided to impose after Russia's annexation of Crimea, given the current situation, they will remain in place.

5. Foreign Affairs:

   The scale, pace and strategic nature of Israel’s actions on settlement expansion and the intent behind it have brought us to a point where we need to be honest about what is actually happening on the ground. ... It is de facto annexation, this is not something that I, or in my view this house, says lightly. We are the first EU state to do so. But it reflects the huge concern we have about the intent of the actions and of course, their impact.

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