Re: Hyphen and word change question (ex: human-rights vs human rights)

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wantknower
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...........The field of international politics is, however, dominated by states and other powerful actors (such as multinational corporations) that have priorities other than human rights.
There, human is an adjective and rights is a noun.
It is a leading feature of the human-rights field
There, human-rights is an adjective and field is a noun. When we create a single adjective out of several words, we usually hyphenate them.
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One question at a time, please! and ALWAYS tell us the source of quotes.
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I'm not a teacher. I speak American English. I've tutored writing at the University of Southern Maine and have done a good deal of copy editing and writing, occasionally for publication.