coercive
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sɪv adjective
serving or tending to coerce.
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coercion (kəʊˈɜːʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or power of coercing |
| 2. | government by force |
| co'ercionist | |
| —n | |
| coercive | |
| —adj | |
| co'ercively | |
| —adv | |
| co'erciveness | |
| —n | |
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Coercive
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Word Origin & History
coercive
c.1600, from coerce by infl. of conversive, etc. Form coercitive (attested from 1630s) is more true to Latin.
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Example sentences
The system had the potential to be coercive, but its actual effect would depend on context and usage.
Those who protest coercive methods will exaggerate their horrors, which is good: it generates a useful climate of fear.
It is only in hindsight that one can say that a coercive policy on fertility was not needed.
It is my right to refuse coercive activity by the government and the citizenry.
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