uncoerced
- a word derived from coerced.
Example Sentences
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Governments can only find lasting stability based on the informed, uncoerced “consent of the governed,” just as the declaration said.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022
And religion has flourished in the United States as nowhere else precisely because it is uncoerced, precisely because of the 1st Amendment and the separation of church and state.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2022
“When prisoners do volunteer work, it’s especially important that we make absolutely sure that they’re making a free and uncoerced and truly voluntary choice,” Fathi told WBUR.
From Fox News • Nov. 13, 2018
Ultimately, there’s no way to ensure that what one person feels is an acceptable way to establish a bond or bring others into a group is acceptable to another except by their free, uncoerced consent.
From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2018
A vote unawed by influence, and uncoerced by any power whatsoever.
From Joseph Smith the Prophet-Teacher A Discourse by Roberts, B. H.