Words

influx

[N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n] An influx of people or things into a place is their arrival there in large numbers.

militia

[N-COUNT] A militia is an organization that operates like an army but whose members are not professional soldiers.

emphasis

1 [N-VAR: oft N on n] Emphasis is special or extra importance that is given to an activity or to a part or aspect of something.

boast

1 [VERB: V that, V about/of n/-ing, V about/of n/-ing, V, also V with quote] disapproval If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.

hostile

1 [ADJ: oft ADJ to/towards n] If you are hostile to another person or an idea, you disagree with them or disapprove of them, often showing this in your behaviour.

Occupancy

[N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp] Occupancy is the act of using a room, building, or area of land, usually for a fixed period of time. (FORMAL)

deemed

[VERB: be V-ed adj/n, V n adj/n, be V-ed to-inf] If something is deemed to have a particular quality or to do a particular thing, it is considered to have that quality or do that thing. (FORMAL)

naval

[ADJ: ADJ n] Naval means belonging to, relating to, or involving a country's navy.

sworn

2 [ADJ: ADJ n] If you make a sworn statement or declaration, you swear that everything that you have said in it is true.

confined

1 [ADJ: v-link ADJ to n] If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.

settle

1 [VERB: V n, V n] If people settle an argument or problem, or if something settles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do.