coercion
n. 強迫; 高壓政治; 強制; 威壓
Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do.
It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.
選舉中不應有強迫或恐嚇行為,這一點至關重要。
1. the act of compelling by force of authority
2. using force to cause something;
It is used as an instrument of political and social coercion.
這只是被用來作為政治和社會強迫的一種工具.
Our method will be that of persuasion , not coercion.
我們的做法是勸服, 而不是強制.
Abuse and coercion are only the most obvious dangers of polygamy.
濫交和強迫性行為只是一夫多妻制最顯見的危害所在.
Ideological problems can be solved only through persuasion, not by coercion.
解決思想問題只能靠說服, 不能壓服.
The superpowers got what they wanted by coercion.
超級大國靠強迫手段得到了他們想要的東西.