as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
a promise obtained by coercion is never binding
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Recent Examples of coercion
Drouin cited links between Bishnoi's network and various violent acts in Canada, ranging from coercion to assassination plots, describing a sophisticated web of organized efforts.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
According to a study by the Institute of Public Policies published this year, only 14% of all rape complaints lead to a formal investigation in France, with prosecutors often unable to find sufficient proof that the perpetrator had used violence, threat, coercion or surprise.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
To evade Western sanctions, the Chinese Communist Party uses less bloody and more hidden methods of coercion against these bishops than the show trials and physical ...
—Nina Shea, National Review, 22 Oct. 2024
In the Middle Ages, poor, ill-resourced regions such as the Alpine canton of Schwyz could press their peasantry into mercenary armies and market coercion as a service.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
According to a study by the Institute of Public Policies published this year, only 14% of all rape complaints lead to a formal investigation in France, with prosecutors often unable to find sufficient proof that the perpetrator had used violence, threat, coercion or surprise.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
To evade Western sanctions, the Chinese Communist Party uses less bloody and more hidden methods of coercion against these bishops than the show trials and physical ...
—Nina Shea, National Review, 22 Oct. 2024
In the Middle Ages, poor, ill-resourced regions such as the Alpine canton of Schwyz could press their peasantry into mercenary armies and market coercion as a service.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coercion
Noun
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The pressure to modernize infrastructure while maintaining operational efficiency is a challenge faced by organizations across industries.Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The lower the pressure of a storm, the higher its intensity, the Weather Channel reports.John Bacon, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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What would be most helpful during the holidays to alleviate stress, time constraints, family commitments and lack of time for self-care?Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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About 7% of HSE students take courses to train as nurses, medical technicians and welders but a much greater number, perhaps more than 20%-30%, can’t take the courses because of space and transportation constraints.John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Lila is trying to destroy their relationship; his inability to resist women is something out of his control, a chronic compulsion, a disorder.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
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As for how any particular magical compulsion might develop?Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Roy even linked the child tax credit to the border crisis — as if the people fleeing crushing poverty or cartel violence to seek asylum in America are more likely to make their desperate journeys because of a change in the tax code.Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Moss is far from alone in seeking salvation in displays of power or violence that call themselves care.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Coercion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercion. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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