...increasingly coercive measures on the part of the state...
The eighteenth-century Admiralty had few coercive powers over its officers.
English dictionary. 2008.
Coercive — Co*er cive, a. Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain. {Co*er cive*ly}, adv. Co*er cive*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Coercive power can only influence us to outward practice. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] {Coercive force} or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coercive — co·er·cive /kō ər siv/ adj 1: serving or intended to coerce 2: resulting from coercion to protect women from coercive intimacy Kimberle Crenshaw Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
coercive — c.1600, from COERCE (Cf. coerce) + IVE (Cf. ive). Form coercitive (attested from 1630s) is more true to Latin … Etymology dictionary
coercive — [kō ʉrsiv] adj. of coercion or tending to coerce coercively adv. coerciveness n … English World dictionary
coercive — adjective Date: circa 1600 serving or intended to coerce < coercive power > < coercive measures > • coercively adverb • coerciveness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
coercive — adjective Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce. The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development… … Wiktionary
coercive — adj. Coercive is used with these nouns: ↑diplomacy, ↑interrogation … Collocations dictionary
coercive — co|er|cive [kəuˈə:sıv US kouˈə:r ] adj formal using threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do ▪ coercive measures to reduce absenteeism >coercively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
coercive — adjective using threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do: coercive measures to reduce absenteeism coercively adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coercive — coerce ► VERB ▪ persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats. DERIVATIVES coercion noun coercive adjective. ORIGIN Latin coercere restrain … English terms dictionary
