coercive
Example Sentences
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She won a thumping victory in a national election Sunday, a victory that analysts say shows the limitations of Beijing’s coercive measures in affecting domestic politics.
Through this journey of self-exploration I have come to realize how coercive gender-identity ideology was for me, disguising harm as compassion.
Ahead of sentencing, Amnesty International had called on Pakistan to end "coercive tactics used to silence dissent and intimidate those who defend human rights".
From BBC
And this episode in the three-part Vice sports series “Out of Bounds” will likely have the effect of a figurative custard pie in the face of the heavily armed and coercive DraftKings-FanDuel-powered juggernaut.
“There was never any penalty or consequence built into the agreement,” Ivie said, “as the arrangement is voluntary, not coercive.”
From Los Angeles Times
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