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noun
- 1. the creation or development of a nation, especially one that has recently become independent: "the army is still engaged in nation-building"
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Nation-building is constructing or structuring a national identity using the power of the state. Nation-building aims at the unification of the people within the state so that it remains politically stable and viable. According to Harris Mylonas, "Legitimate authority in modern national states is connected to popular rule, to majorities. Nation-building is the process through which these majoritie... Wikipedia