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单词 coercive
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coercive

(koʊɜːʳsɪv)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do.
...increasingly coercive measures on the part of the state.
The eighteenth-century Admiralty had few coercive powers over its officers.

coercive in American English

(koʊɜrsɪv)
adjective
of coercion or tending to coerce
Derived forms
coercively (coˈercively)
adverb
coerciveness (coˈerciveness)
noun

Examples of 'coercive' in a sentence
coercive

But the personality formed in an environment of coercive control is not well adapted to adult life.
Herman, Judith Lewis Trauma and Recovery (1992)
But coercive control now gives those wishing to escape a valuable new legal tool.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Most service staffs in business have coercive monopoly power too.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
For this reason coercive power is a very useful and important tool.
Bethune, Helen Positive Parent Power (1991)
Government debt can always be repaid, because only governments have the coercive power of taxation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At present, the coercive power of economic globalization is unmatched by the moral power of political globalization.
George Monbiot THE AGE OF CONSENT (2003)
It is a key contributor to civil society, which is what holds us together without the coercive power of law.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Your coercive power isn't working - and the first thing to think about is why.
Bethune, Helen Positive Parent Power (1991)
He was jailed for 12 months at the city's crown court after admitting controlling and coercive behaviour.
The Sun (2016)

In other languages
coercive

British English: coercive ADJECTIVE
Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do.
...increasingly coercive measures on the part of the state.
  • American English: coercive
  • Brazilian Portuguese: coercivo
  • Chinese: 强制的
  • European Spanish: coactivo
  • French: coercitif
  • German: Zwangs-
  • Italian: coercitivo
  • Japanese: 強制的な
  • Korean: 강압적인
  • European Portuguese: coercivo
  • Latin American Spanish: coactivo
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