assert
right
The reporter asserted her right to maintain the anonymity of her sources.
Most of the marchers were simply asserting their right to make a peaceful protest.
Throughout the Cold War, the Allies asserted their right to move freely between the two Berlins.冷战期间,盟国自始至终坚持其在东西柏林之间自由来往的权利。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Assertions & asserting
affirm
affirmation
airing
assert
assertion
attestation
beg
emphatic
gaslight
hate speech
lay something on the lineidiom
maintain
plead
pretend
reaffirm
rooftop
self-affirmation
send
send a messageidiom
set yourself up as something