revendication
English
Etymology
Noun
revendication (countable and uncountable, plural revendications)
- The act of revendicating.
References
- “revendication”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Legal Latin rei vindicatio, from res (“thing”) + vindicatio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.vɑ̃.di.ka.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
revendication f (plural revendications)
- airing of one's demand; claiming of one's identity
- an instance of such a demand or claim
- 2004 January 16, “Éditorial : Un cautère sur une jambe de bois”, in Aujourd'hui[1]:
- Les rémunérations dans la Fonction publique ont constitué, depuis toujours l’intersection explosive entre la politique gouvernementale et les revendications des partenaires sociaux.
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Related terms
Further reading
- “revendication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.