obedient

Example Sentences

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Descriptors such as "intelligent," "obedient," "good with children," "dedicated," "calm," and "cheerful" appeared with similar frequency in both groups.

From Science Daily

By importing immigrants, Carlson warned, Democrats and the left would cultivate a group of more “obedient voters” who would help them to maintain power.

From Los Angeles Times

He would regularly focus on the notion of the “great replacement,” a racist conspiracy theory that claims elites are importing supposedly obedient immigrants to disempower native-born Americans.

From New York Times

While the series explores questions of free will and how it gets co-opted, the algorithm is not the only entity assigning humans quests, and the humans we follow are not reflexively obedient.

From Washington Post

In the United States, if you're an obedient intellectual commentator and scholar, you take it for granted that we must have a rules-based order.

From Salon