Authority and Compulsion

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Authority

Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
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Compulsion and authority are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compulsion" instead a noun "Authority".
Nearby Words: authorize, authorise, authoritative, author, authorization

Compulsion

Compulsion noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
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Authority and compulsion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Compulsion".
Nearby Words: compulsive, compulsory, compulsively

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female female authority female compulsion
legal legal authority legal compulsion
strong strong authority strong compulsion
powerful powerful authority powerful compulsion
Other adjectives: actual, moral, supernatural, new, outside.

Both words in one sentence

  • It's tragically telling that when Taylor finally meets a genuine Reasonable Authority Figure, she suspects she's under some mental compulsion.
    Source: Literature / Worm
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