From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishreaffirmre‧af‧firm /ˌriːəˈfɜːm $ -ɜːrm/ verb [transitive] SAY/STATEto formally state an opinion, belief, or intention again, especially when someone has questioned you or expressed a doubt SYN reiterate The party reaffirmed its commitment to nuclear disarmament.reaffirm that The government has reaffirmed that education is a top priority. —reaffirmation /ˌriːæfəˈmeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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reaffirm• The participating States reaffirm that freedom of expression is a human right and a basic component of a democratic society.• We reaffirmed that programmatic view in 1963 and continue to reaffirm it today.• In this way, we lost any realistic chance to reaffirm the essential truth of John Prescott's commitment.• The woman-church movement is one expression of this impulse to reaffirm the sacrality of female distinctiveness.• But those are ceremonial events in which citizens reaffirm their surrender of sovereignty and their carelessness of their personal autonomy.• It is that premise which we reaffirm today.• Moreover, religious and patriotic works fulfilled an important role in reaffirming traditional beliefs.reaffirm that• The participating States reaffirm that freedom of expression is a human right and a basic component of a democratic society.• The statement reaffirmed that the government would never make concessions to terrorists. 