assumption
4
4.4
- noun
- /əˈsʌmpʃən/
- Formal
:
asunción
- His assumption of the job came with many new challenges and expectations from his colleagues.
- assumption of the presidency
- assumption of power
Examples
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The event would mark his assumption of responsibilities as publisher-in-chief.
Fiction book (1997) -
The board's unanimous assumption of responsibility for the project surprised everyone present.
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Boston police are working on the assumption that her father was the target.
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The law requires more than an assumption.
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Novak's assumption of this neglected task has drawn him deeply into the American political landscape.
Academic text (1995) -
The assumption of the bishop's office must be a sign of readiness for martyrdom.
Academic text (2002) -
The students possessed no reasonable sense of chronology related to FDR's assumption of the presidency.
Academic text (1997) -
Mr. Siebring, you know, of course, that Miss Jennings gave your partner the check under the assumption that she would be starred in his summer musical.
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One finding belies the assumption on many campuses that university faculties are sanctuaries of white male privilege.
Academic text (2002) -
After years of preparation, her assumption of the leadership role was celebrated by the entire team.
Antonyms
Compounds
4
3.3
A simple idea or belief that people accept without proof and that supports an argument
How Legitimate
- Formal
183
2.5
- Formal
4
4.4
49
4.7
- Formal
71
6.1
5
9.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word assumption comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and sumere 'take', and it shares the root with the verb assume. So an assumption of an office is literally the 'taking' of that role or control.