coercive
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- coercively adverb
- coerciveness noun
- noncoercive adjective
- noncoercively adverb
- noncoerciveness noun
Etymology
Origin of coercive
Example Sentences
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And in an administration increasingly comfortable with coercive approaches to homelessness, that tool may not remain narrowly used for long.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
The Pentagon has another piece of coercive power over Anthropic: access to classified systems and future demand for federal government contracts.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
A sudden blow to the state's coercive machinery could shift the domestic balance in unpredictable ways.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
She argued his own admissions weren’t truthful because he was subjected to coercive interview tactics by the LAPD.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Alternatively, mathematics is sometimes endowed with a coercive character which is somehow capable of determining our future.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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