coercive
adjective
co·er·cive
kō-ˈər-siv 
: serving or intended to coerce
coercive power
coercive measures
coercively
adverb
coerciveness
noun
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Yet overly coercive Arab governments outside of the Gulf can be prone to popular unrest and even civil war.
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David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
If the message giver is experienced as coercive, conversations get derailed, often leaving the message receiver in awkward, if not hostile, postures.
—Matthew Mayhew, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The coercive power of the state becomes a tool for investigating, prosecuting, and punishing critics.
—Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
His attorneys say the government offered deportation to Costa Rica in exchange for a guilty plea, calling the offer coercive.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
If the message giver is experienced as coercive, conversations get derailed, often leaving the message receiver in awkward, if not hostile, postures.
—Matthew Mayhew, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The coercive power of the state becomes a tool for investigating, prosecuting, and punishing critics.
—Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
His attorneys say the government offered deportation to Costa Rica in exchange for a guilty plea, calling the offer coercive.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Coercive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coercive. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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coercive
adjective
co·er·cive
kō-ˈər-siv
1
: serving or intended to coerce
2
: resulting from coercion
to protect women from coercive intimacy—Kimberle Crenshaw
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