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a body of persons at work or available for work<the nationʼs labor force>Synonymshelp, manpower, personnel, pool, staffRelated Wordslabor, proletariat, rank and file; band, company, crew, gang, outfit, party, team; employee, helper, hireling, worker
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the use of power to impose oneʼs will on another<a cruel tyrant who disbanded the parliament and ruled by force>Synonymscoercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressureRelated Wordsbrowbeating, bulldozing, bullying; fear, intimidation, menace, sword, terror, terrorism, threat, violence; might, muscle, strength; hardheadedness, self-will, willfulness; strain, stressNear Antonymsagreement, approval, consent, permission; persuasion, reason
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the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task<got through the college board exams by sheer force of will>— see power 2
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the capacity to persuade<surely you were influenced by the force of his arguments?>— see cogency 1
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the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect<felt the full force of her denunciation of war as a moral option>— see 11punch 1
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the use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property<threatened to resort to force if he wouldn't listen to reason>— see violence
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