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COERCION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Using force to cause something to occur

Example:

they didn't have to use coercion

Synonyms:

coercion; compulsion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("coercion" is a kind of...):

causation; causing (the act of causing something to happen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coercion"):

constructive eviction; eviction (action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved)

Derivation:

coerce (to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of compelling by force of authority

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("coercion" is a kind of...):

enforcement (the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coercion"):

terror (the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons))

Derivation:

coerce (to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means)

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