as in persistent
formal
using force or threats to make someone do something; using coercion
coercive measures
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The website states that Santana has supported legislation to provide a legal pathway to exoneration, ensure that youth have the opportunity to speak with an attorney before waiving their Miranda rights and ban deceptive and coercive practices in police interrogations in the state of New York.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025
Some styles of leadership are generally more positive than others—for example, coaching leadership versus coercive leadership.
—Andrew Davidson, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But unlike the current coercive approach, a strategy of persuasion demands genuine engagement and collaborative risk assessment.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
Ways of making people believe things don’t divide neatly into the persuasive and the coercive—the brainwashing model gives the lie to that distinction.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025
Some styles of leadership are generally more positive than others—for example, coaching leadership versus coercive leadership.
—Andrew Davidson, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But unlike the current coercive approach, a strategy of persuasion demands genuine engagement and collaborative risk assessment.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
Ways of making people believe things don’t divide neatly into the persuasive and the coercive—the brainwashing model gives the lie to that distinction.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coercive
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“Coercive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercive. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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