as in domination
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the conquest of much of North and South America by the Spanish during the 16th century
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The return of territorial conquest would add to these pressures.
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Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Kyiv accuses Moscow of an imperial war of conquest against Ukraine.
—Isabel Van Brugen, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
These small-scale attacks may prove most damaging to the norm against territorial conquest.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
For the indigenous peoples of the Americas, these diseases were foreign invaders, spreading faster than European conquest itself.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Kyiv accuses Moscow of an imperial war of conquest against Ukraine.
—Isabel Van Brugen, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
These small-scale attacks may prove most damaging to the norm against territorial conquest.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
For the indigenous peoples of the Americas, these diseases were foreign invaders, spreading faster than European conquest itself.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquest. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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