handover

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Botero spoke live with the Venezuelan television network Telesur from a jungle clearing where he said the handover was about to occur this afternoon.

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  1. The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities.

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  1. act of relinquishing property or authority etc

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  • The handover is a sign of the shrinking footprint and influence of the Iraq in a country where it has lost thousands of lives and spent billions of dollars. —  Yannone
  • Several Americans said that while they welcome the symbolism of the handover, they are afraid of the possible repercussions. —  Yannone
  • The handover is a sign of the shrinking footprint and influence of the United States in a country where it has lost thousands of lives and spent billions of dollars. —  Stop The ACLU
  • In a second symbolically significant New Year's Day handover, the Iraqi government accepted security and administrative duties at the main airport in the southern city of Basra. —  European Tribune
  • Ahead of the handover, the US military stepped up patrols on the main streets of the provincial capital Ramadi, as locals prepared to begin fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. —  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News
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