coercer

Example Sentences

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Her Ladyship had to know that a Marine who realized @'d been coerced into a decision, even gently, would rebel against both the decision and the coercer.

From Teams A Terran Empire story by Wilson, Ann

Well, it certainly was not the gentle parental god devised by religion but there was indeed some coercer of change like AristotleOs concept of god without the god.

From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)

The individual of every class above the lowest must continue to be at once coercer and coerced.

From Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation by Hearn, Lafcadio

Secondly, a man is said to be subject to a law as the coerced is subject to the coercer.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint