coercion

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He frankly explained that what Vermonters really wanted was 'property not liberty' and added that they would stand no coercion from the American government.

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  1. noun The act or practice of coercing.
  2. noun Power or ability to coerce.

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  • The Government was publicly committed to the fatal doctrine of non-coercion, and was secretly pursuing the equally fatal policy of concession. —  Abraham Lincoln, A History, Volume 2
  • She deals in motivation, coercion, and self-deception. —  Evolving Web
  • I have create a simple solution to go deep on coercion, animation and local value. —  MSDN Blogs
  • One is central direction involving the use of coercion -- the technique of the army and of the modern totalitarian state. —  Voice For Liberty in Wichita
  • Supporters point to an is overwhelming evidence of workers being prohibited from engaging in the collective bargaining process due to organizing efforts being blocked by employers through coercion, anti-union pamphlets, and captive audience meetings prevent fair elections from taking place. —  California Progress Report
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  1. Formerly also coertion, = French coertion, coercion (now coercition = Italian coercizione) = Spanish coercion = Portuguese coerção, from Latin coercio(n-), coertio(n-), coerctio(n-), contr. forms of reg. coercitio(n-), a restraining, coercing, from coercere, past participle coercitus, restrain, coerce: see coerce.
 

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