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主張 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • advocate noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
  • allegation noun A claim or accusation made without proof that it is true.
  • allege verb To state under oath, to plead.
  • assert verb To state something firmly and confidently, as if it were beyond doubt.
  • assertion noun A firm, confident statement, especially one made without offering proof.
  • claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
  • insist verb To state something firmly and repeatedly, refusing to accept disagreement.
  • thesis noun A statement or claim put forward and supported by argument.

Senses

主張 is used for these senses in English:

  • advocate (Scots law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
  • allegation An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
  • allege (transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
  • assert (reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.
  • assertion Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
  • claim A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
  • insist (with (that + indicative), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To hold up a claim emphatically.
  • thesis (rhetoric) A proposition or statement supported by arguments.

advocate — full definition

  1. noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
  2. noun A lawyer, especially one who represents a client in court.
  3. verb To publicly support or argue in favor of something.

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