reannexes
Absorbs land again
Reannexes means to annex again—to reclaim or reincorporate territory that was previously annexed but later separated or lost.
The term appears in political and historical contexts where nations reassert control over former possessions: Russia reannexes Crimea after decades of Ukrainian sovereignty.
Take back possession
- retakeAttempt something again
- repossessSeize for unpaid debt
- reacquireObtain again after losing
- reoccupyInhabit a place again
reassert · reconquer · reabsorb · reincorporate · seize · occupy · claim · absorb
Supreme independent authority
- borderOuter edge or limit
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- provinceRegional administrative district
- regionIndefinite bounded area
territory · jurisdiction · boundary · demarcation · encroachment · expansion · cession · land
Restoring divided unity
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- mergerCorporate combination
- unificationMerging into one entity
reconciliation · federation · incorporation · absorption · reconstitution · rejoining · reassembly
Authority to rule
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- subjugationForcing into submission
administration · governance · rule · dominance · jurisdiction · suzerainty · oversight
Extending dominion over others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- geopoliticsGeography's role in statecraft
- statecraftArt of government
hegemony · diplomacy · treaty · sanctions · self-determination · secession · independence · conflict
reclaim
Take back possession
reoccupy · reassert · reconquer · reabsorb · reincorporate · seize · occupy · claim · absorb · subsume
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- borderOuter edge or limit
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- provinceRegional administrative district
region · territory · jurisdiction · boundary · demarcation · encroachment · expansion · cession · land · domain
reunification
Restoring divided unity
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- mergerCorporate combination
unification · reconciliation · federation · incorporation · absorption · reconstitution · rejoining · reassembly
dominion
Authority to rule
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
subjugation · administration · governance · rule · dominance · jurisdiction · suzerainty · oversight
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- geopoliticsGeography's role in statecraft
statecraft · hegemony · diplomacy · treaty · sanctions · self-determination · secession · independence · conflict · occupation
reannexescedes
Formally surrenders control
releases · surrenders · relinquishes · gives up · yields