1
as in submission
a bending to the authority or control of another
the drill sergeant demanded complete and unquestioning obedience from the recruits
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2
as in submissiveness
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others
the cowardly obedience with which the dictator's henchmen followed his every command
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as in adherence
the following of a custom, rule, or law
expectations of strict obedience to the guidelines were soon dashed
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Recent Examples of obedience
His boundless energy is a standout trait, but, despite his high energy, Jerry balances it with obedience and a sweet nature.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments also reveal another dimension of compliance: the abdication of responsibility.
—Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
At school, we are praised for obedience and penalized for questioning authority.
—Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
Marin Humane offers an array of classes for you and your canine buddy, from basic obedience to scenting to agility.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments also reveal another dimension of compliance: the abdication of responsibility.
—Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
At school, we are praised for obedience and penalized for questioning authority.
—Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
Marin Humane offers an array of classes for you and your canine buddy, from basic obedience to scenting to agility.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obedience
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In addition, the site notifies you about any account activity, like a password reset or e-file submission.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
4 Feb. 2025
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This deadline is critical for ensuring eligibility for compensation, and late submissions will not be considered.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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By ensuring consistent adherence to legal frameworks, the bill promotes accountability and strengthens enforcement across these sectors.—
Chris Felder,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors are tasked with ensuring adherence to these policies, with significant implications for state and local jurisdictions resistant to federal immigration mandates.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The state would conduct audits on businesses to ensure compliance with those requirements, something that Albritton was opposed to.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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The executive order can instigate the name change, but compliance is another issue.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Their response so far ranges from quiet acquiescence to active defense of Trump's actions, illustrating institutional loyalty's death at the hands of partisanship.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Image At the same time, beneath that wave of acquiescence is a current of fear in Washington.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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But hamstrung, now, by rigid and top-down directives that prioritize ideological conformity over practical solutions, local politicians are ill equipped to tackle the mounting pressures of fiscal insolvency and unemployment.—
Jude Blanchette,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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If the system falls into the high-risk category, demand a compliance roadmap specifying steps for conformity assessments, whether conducted internally or by an external body.—
Dimitar Dimitrov,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The end of 2032 is when astronomers predict 2024 YR will come close to Earth again, Fast said, adding that further observations are expected to provide data to support the likelihood that 2024 YR4 will avoid hitting Earth.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The observations can also help researchers refine their estimates of the asteroid’s size and trajectory.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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In Poland, the capricious degrees and forms of oppression, reflecting Stalin’s murderous personality, fostered a vacillating, self-deceptive kind of surrender by the captive mind, imprisoned not by bars or walls but by its own failures of conviction.—
Robert Pinsky,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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This is not a plea for surrender but for a strategy that acknowledges both our strength and our limitations.—
Iuliia Mendel,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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Moving forward, stakeholders like Owen, Coffman and DeRose are concerned that the PSC will continue showing deference to utility companies’ business interests.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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In place since 1984, the Chevron deference had allowed federal agencies to interpret ambiguous congressional statutes within reasonable parameters.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Obedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obedience. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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