Annexation

Pronunciation: /ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən/

Annexation (noun)

  1. The act of taking control of land or a country and adding it to another state, often without the people’s consent.
  2. An official process where one state includes territory under its control as part of its own territory.

Examples

  • The treaty condemned annexation as forced land taking.
  • People protested annexation because it involved forced land taking.