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      • using force to persuade people to do things that they are unwilling to do: coercive power The president relied on the coercive powers of the military.
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  2. COERCIVE definition: 1. using force to persuade people to do things that they are unwilling to do: 2. using force to…. Learn more.

    • Traditional

      COERCIVE translate: 強制的,強迫的;脅迫的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Simplified

      COERCIVE translate: 强制的,强迫的;胁迫的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

  3. coercive. (koʊɜːʳsɪv ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do. ...increasingly coercive measures on the part of the state.

  4. The meaning of COERCIVE is serving or intended to coerce. How to use coercive in a sentence.

  5. If you use coercive measures to get people to join your club, it means that you intimidate or force people to make them feel like they have to join. If you use threats to get what you want from other people, your methods can be described as coercive.

  6. All you need to know about "COERCIVE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  7. There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word coercive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. Definition of coercive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.