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acquiescent
adjective as in passive
Example Sentences
He attacked the DPP for being too adversarial towards Beijing and the KMT for being too acquiescent.
Private, internal anger at his failings was a good thing, he claimed, a "disputatious culture" better than a "quietly acquiescent" one.
Especially when their mode of emotional reaction is increasingly becoming more combative and agitated rather than docile and acquiescent.
This centralization of power, enabled by acquiescent state courts and the Legislature, is precisely how he’s run Florida.
Since assuming office after his third presidential bid, López Obrador has taken a pragmatic, and at times acquiescent, stance with Washington, acknowledging the crucial role of U.S. commerce and investment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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