History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
compulsion

a strong and uncontrollable desire

drive, obligation

confinement

the state of being shut up or imprisoned

imprisonment; restriction

constraint

something that forces one not to do something

force

duress

using threats, imprisonment or violence (to compel a person to do something)

threat, hardship

force

the measurable influence that causes an object to move or move faster or that makes a material or object able to bear weight

physical energy, power

grip

to take and keep a firm hold of (a person, thing); a small bag for travelling

clasp, embrace

oligarchy

(a country with, system of) government by a small group of powerful people; such a group

dictatorship

tyranny

(an instance of) the cruel or unjust use of power; (an instance of, country with) the kind of government existing when a ruler has complete power, especially power obtained by force and used unjustly

dictatorship

violence

the state of being violent; cruel and harmful behaviour or actions

extreme force, intensity

COERCION as in Wiktionary
COERCION as in Wikipedia