coercive
adjective
co·er·cive
kō-ˈər-siv 
: serving or intended to coerce
coercive power
coercive measures
coercively
adverb
coerciveness
noun
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By building a social and political movement that gave him coercive power over the Republican Party, Trump systematically demolished many of the nation’s long-standing norms, ushering in a cohort of lackeys who will enable his most autocratic impulses.
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
Once a state carries out coercive actions, policymakers can announce their intent to avoid further escalation.
—Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
The video features fragments of a text on extreme coercive tactics and is scored by songs by popular artists that were played for detainees at corrosive volume and on repeat by US troops as a method of torture.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Watching footage of Smalls and his fellow volunteer organizers strategize against the virulently anti-union Amazon — manning sign-up tents in freezing weather, crashing coercive union-busting meetings, even giving away free weed — carries an extra resonance.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
Once a state carries out coercive actions, policymakers can announce their intent to avoid further escalation.
—Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
The video features fragments of a text on extreme coercive tactics and is scored by songs by popular artists that were played for detainees at corrosive volume and on repeat by US troops as a method of torture.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Watching footage of Smalls and his fellow volunteer organizers strategize against the virulently anti-union Amazon — manning sign-up tents in freezing weather, crashing coercive union-busting meetings, even giving away free weed — carries an extra resonance.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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coercive
adjective
co·er·cive
kō-ˈər-siv
1
: serving or intended to coerce
2
: resulting from coercion
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