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assumption
the act of taking possession of or power over something
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noun
the act of taking possession of or power over something
“his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba”
noun
the act of assuming or taking for granted
“your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted”
noun
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
“he despised them for their presumptuousness”
noun
a hypothesis that is taken for granted
“any society is built upon certain assumptions”
noun
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
“on the assumption that he has been injured, we can infer that he will not play”
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his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba
the Nazi assumption of power in 1934
he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts
your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted
he despised them for their presumptuousness
any society is built upon certain assumptions
on the assumption that he has been injured, we can infer that he will not play
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