powernoun
The entrepreneur has the coercive power of granting or not granting employment.
We obey the law and pay taxes because we are frightened of the coercive power of the state.
One source of coercive power is the ability to cope with uncertainty.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Causing somebody to act
arm-twisting
bludgeon
bounce someone into something
browbeat someone into something/doing something
bull something through
coercion
drive someone/something to something
duress
force someone's handidiom
forced marriage
forcible
push (someone) toward(s) something
put the heat on someoneidiom
put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom
rallying cry
ram something down someone's throatidiom
ransom
slap
squeeze
wring
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Power to control