obedience

Example Sentences

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Padrino was one of few close Maduro allies to have remained in the interim government, having sworn "loyalty and absolute obedience" to Rodriguez.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

This ambiguity leaves service members in a difficult position because under the Manual for Courts-Martial, all incentives point toward obedience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

In Nazi Germany, for instance, soldiers took a “holy oath” of “unconditional obedience to the Leader of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler, supreme commander of the armed forces.”

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

Their power to keep a country functioning, he stresses, relies on the cooperation and obedience of those they govern.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

Will she remain my mentor in this matter, or will duty and obedience put her on the bishop’s side?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein