procrustean bed
noun
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often Procrustean bed
: a scheme or pattern into which someone or something is arbitrarily forced
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Politics submits to constitutional law on a procrustean bed.
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Ian MacDougall, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
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Ian MacDougall, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
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“Procrustean bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procrustean%20bed. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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