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| authoritarian |
of, pertaining to, or advocating complete obedience or subjection to authority, esp. political authority, without concern for individual rights. [3 definitions] |
| authority |
the right, power, or ability to give orders, make decisions, or demand or compel obedience. [1/5 definitions] |
| comply |
to act in agreement with or obedience to a wish, request, requirement, or rule (often fol. by "with"). |
| discipline |
training of the body or mind to bring about desired results, particularly orderliness and obedience. [1/7 definitions] |
| duty |
obedience or respect toward a superior or a parent. [1/5 definitions] |
| enforce |
to compel compliance with or obedience to. [1/3 definitions] |
| imperious |
like or in the manner of an absolute ruler in expecting obedience; domineering. [1/2 definitions] |
| law |
a rule, principle, or procedure, that demands formal or informal obedience. [1/6 definitions] |
| mesmerize |
to hold the attention or compel the obedience of, as though by hypnotism; fascinate; enthrall. [1/2 definitions] |
| nun1 |
a woman who is a member of a religious order, esp. one who has taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and lives in a convent. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| observance |
compliance or obedience. [1/4 definitions] |
| party line |
the generally held tenets, policies, and the like of a political party, or of any other group that requires obedience of its members. [1/2 definitions] |
| subservience |
obedience to those in positions above one. [1/2 definitions] |
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