annexationaladj.
/ˌanɛkˈseɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌanəkˈseɪʃn̩(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌæˌnɛkˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/, /ˌænəkˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/ Of, relating to, or characterized by annexation, esp. that of territory.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [adjective] > relating to annexation
annexational1851
1851 Daily Ohio Statesman 9 July The Administration..was not privy to any private speculation in which he may have been engaged, either annexational or commercial.
1869 Nation 8 Apr. 267 They..are availing themselves of the strong annexational fever which now rages.
1918 A. Gray tr. R. Grelling Crime II. i. 24 That a belligerent state..should..make known annexational intentions.
1956 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 10 Mar. 1/1 The city of Cornwall, doubled in population over night by annexational edict of the Ontario Municipal Board.
1993 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 28 273/2 The annexational logic is thus inseparable from the avalanching impact of capital in quest of profitable outlets.
2009 M. Kaiser in J. Alber & F. Lauterbach Stones of Law, Bricks of Shame iii. 75 The demographic displacement and economic turmoil unleashed by their incursive and annexational policies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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