self-assertiveness
- n aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
- Lots of "firsts" are frequently claimed by people who have more self-assertiveness than actual knowledge of affairs, and I would wager that many a one in the men's wear business .
- They have self-assertiveness, initiative, self-reliance, ambition, integration of purpose.
- Yes, there is a trend toward consolidation of the central authority, but it is being offset by the growing self-assertiveness of the republics.