Both Uses of
assert
in
Lord of the Flies
- So Ralph asserted his chieftainship and could not have chosen a better way if he had thought for days.
p. 73.1 *asserted = made a non-verbal statement claiming
- Jack had meant to leave him in doubt, as an assertion of power; but Piggy by advertising his omission made more cruelty necessary.†
p. 73.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(assert as in: asserted her opinion that...) to say that something is true -- especially something disputed
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(2)
(assert as in: asserted her authority) to be forceful in exercising influence or rights