Strict
Both words in one sentence
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Secondly, his army worked akin to a Roman Legion, where the officer had strict and total authority over his subordinates, enforced by total discipline.
Source: Comicbook / Fables -
On one hand this led to his total honesty and strict paying of all debts he owed, on the other it fueled his sociopathic disregard for anyone who wasn't him or his (very) small group of companions.
Source: Pride -
You Have Failed Me: General Bethlehem does it to one member of a conscript batch, to scare the rest into total, strict obedience.
Source: Film / The Postman
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Total and Strict. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/strict/total
Strict & Total. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/strict/total>.
Total or Strict. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/strict/total.
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