coercion
noun
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
coercions
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pluralof coercion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Who knows what coercions they deployed back in the day to corral those students into submission; at least that’s the fear evinced by today’s new campus dating policies.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 20, 2015
It was to be a series of moral coercions, either accomplished or attempted.
From Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by James Gillespie Blaine
“Between the coercions of the sensible order and those of the ideal order, our mind is thus wedged tightly”.
From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Delton Loring Geyer
The coercions of this virtual captivity extended to the stipulations of the treaty presently formulated.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree
The records in the diaries, letters, and reminiscences which have come down to us from those early days, are full of Mr. Durant's commands and coercions.
From The Story of Wellesley by Florence Converse
