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If you are assertive,you speak and behave in a confident way and direct way, so that people pay attention to you

The man's speech was said in a assertive way

By Definitivex

A trait that people have when they can stand up for themselves without being rude.

"I think he is rude." "No, he is assertive."

By Summerselection

Someone who makes the initiative to take action

In order to be assertive you have to be motivated

By Gerard Irick

To do what you want to do, in an aggressive yet not overbearing way. To go for what you want.

People were scattered timidly around the keg, so I stepped up to it in an assertive manner and took over the tap.

By Jeffro Moravo

A euphemism. Commonly used by arrogant, aggressive and disrespectful people to put a positive spin on their behaviour. Also used by normal folk to describe primitive beings who feel it necessary to crush or dominate everyone and everything around them.

Linda: I'm not being a bitch! I'm being assertive... I have every right to tell you what to do and how to live if I disagree with it... Mike: Uhh... you're a biatch.... ____________________ Garry: That new manager's quite assertive... Pat: Yep, quite assertive.... so assertive I want to go home and puke (spoken with delightful sarcasm)

By qorn48