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2 VERB If you assert your authority, you make it clear by your behaviour that you have authority. □ [V n] After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country. ●  as|ser|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] The decision is seen as an assertion of his authority within the company.

3 VERB If you assert your right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it. □ [V n] The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves. ●  as|ser|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] These institutions have made the assertion of ethnic identity possible.

4 VERB If you assert yourself , you speak and act in a forceful way, so that people take notice of you. □ [V pron-refl] He's speaking up and asserting himself confidently.

as|ser|tive /əsɜː ^r t I v/ ADJ Someone who is assertive states their needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice. □  Women have become more assertive in the past decade. ●  as|ser|tive|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □  'You don't need to do that,' said Pearl assertively. ●  as|ser|tive|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  …an assertiveness training class.

as|sess ◆◇◇ /əse s/ (assesses , assessing , assessed )

1 VERB When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them. □ [V n] Our correspondent has been assessing the impact of the sanctions. □ [V wh] It would be a matter of assessing whether she was well enough to travel.

2 VERB When you assess the amount of money that something is worth or should be paid, you calculate or estimate it. □ [V n] Ask them to send you information on how to assess the value of your belongings. [Also V wh]

as|sess|ment ◆◇◇ /əse smənt/ (assessments )

1 N‑VAR An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them. □ [+ of ] There is little assessment of the damage to the natural environment.

2 N‑VAR An assessment of the amount of money that something is worth or that should be paid is a calculation or estimate of the amount. □ [+ of ] The losses were due to lenders' inflated assessments of mortgaged property. COLLOCATIONS assessment NOUN 1

noun + assessment : impact, risk

adjective + assessment : accurate, detailed, honest, objective; damning, downbeat, upbeat, withering; medical, psychiatric

verb + assessment : complete, conduct, make, undertake; undergo SYNONYMS assessment NOUN 1

analysis:We did an analysis of the way that government money was spent.

evaluation:They announced that an inspection team was visiting the site, `for evaluation'.

appraisal:What is needed in such cases is a calm appraisal of the situation.

study:…the first study of English children's attitudes.

as|ses|sor /əse sə ^r / (assessors )

1 N‑COUNT An assessor is a person who is employed to calculate the value of something, or the amount of money that should be paid, for example in tax. [BUSINESS ]

2 N‑COUNT An assessor is a person who is an expert in a subject, especially someone asked to advise a court of law on that subject.

3 N‑COUNT An assessor is a person who judges the performance of someone else, for example in an exam, at an interview or at a sporting event.

as|set ◆◆◇ /æ set/ (assets )

1 N‑COUNT Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful. □ [+ of ] He considered that the greatest asset of a bank was its reputation for probity.