coercion

[ koh-ur-shuhn ]
/ koʊˈɜr ʃən /
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noun

the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force.

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Origin of coercion

1515–25; <Medieval Latin coerciōn- (stem of coerciō), Latin coerctiōn-, syncopated variant of coercitiōn-, equivalent to coercit(us) (past participle of coercēre to coerce) + -iōn--ion; replacing late Middle English cohercion<Middle French <Latin as above

OTHER WORDS FROM coercion

co·er·cion·ar·y, adjectiveco·er·cion·ist, nounnon·co·er·cion, nounpro·co·er·cion, adjective

Words nearby coercion

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Words related to coercion

persuasion, intimidation, duress, force, constraint, restraint, violence, bullying, threat, menace, menacing, threatening, browbeating

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British Dictionary definitions for coercion

coercion
/ (kəʊˈɜːʃən) /

noun

the act or power of coercing
government by force

Derived forms of coercion

coercionist, nouncoercive (kəʊˈɜːsɪv), adjectivecoercively, adverbcoerciveness, noun
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