assertive
Example Sentences
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Since then, the Traoré-led junta has tightened its grip on the country, expelling French forces, adopting an assertive nationalist stance and recently reinstating the death penalty, including for crimes of high treason.
From BBC
Cooper promised more "assertive action" to "tighten the chokehold" on the shadow fleet with more "disruption" and "enforcement measures".
From BBC
As someone’s first introduction to Robyn, that carefree, assertive approach may be jarring.
From Salon
In recent years, however, his tone has grown more assertive.
From BBC
This is a self-aware martyr, assertive and vulnerable, manipulated by shadowy patriarchal forces.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.