Used in a Sentence

coercive

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for coercive.

Editorial note

Execution by the state is a coercive, non-medical procedure that deliberately causes harm.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of coercive gathered in one view.

adjective

Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.

adjective

(mathematics, of a function F) Such that the ratio of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for coercive.

adjective

Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.

adjective

(mathematics, of a function F) Such that the ratio of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity.

Example sentences

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Execution by the state is a coercive, non-medical procedure that deliberately causes harm.

2

I personally think it's more complicated than either view, but it's worth considering that in a larger context, non-violence rarely means non-coercive.

3

It is true that all exercises of political power are at the end of the day coercive.

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Statistically this is highly unlikely, even considering the advantage of coercive power the government-provided solution possesses.

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Bad leaders will lean on the authority of being a boss and be coercive.

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The primary ethical decision I see is whether BI is implemented in a coercive manner (i.e.

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Consensual, non-coercive between, say, a 70-year-old and a 9-year-old is fine?

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*the alleged RSA backdoor was reported by Reuters to be a $10M bribe, doesn't sound coercive to me.

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While I'm not a fan of coercive taxation, it's better than The Hunger Games.

10

But for the most part I can tell, and ignore, ads/coercive memes.

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Yes, a good lawyer should be able to help interpret where things truly stand, but that does not absolve prosecutors acting in a coercive fashion to secure convictions.

12

I'm a fan of the idea of eliminating coercive taxation but I do not see it as something politically achievable in the foreseeable future.

Quote examples

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He "voluntarily" resigned in response to coercive threats against the company he founded and spent 15 years building.

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You've answered your own question: "consensual, non-coercive"

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> "If someone can do better than free, go right ahead." It's hard to compete with an entity that uses the coercive power of the state to squash you.

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Concretely, I'm not sure that "subjected to coercive social pressure and not provided with a college education because they're already married and that's the point" exactly counts as "choice".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use coercive in a sentence?

Execution by the state is a coercive, non-medical procedure that deliberately causes harm.

What does coercive mean?

Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.

What part of speech is coercive?

coercive is commonly used as adjective.