reannexation

/riˌænɛkˈseɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of taking control of a territory or area again, especially after it had been lost or given up.
    • The country's reannexation of the disputed region caused international tension.
    • Historians debated the legality of the reannexation of the former colony.
    • The treaty prevented any future reannexation of the islands by neighboring powers.
  2. The act of adding something again to a larger group or entity.
    • The company's reannexation of its former subsidiary was completed last year.
    • After a decade of independence, the group voted for reannexation into the original organization.
    • The reannexation of the small department into the main office streamlined operations.
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