compelled
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In a post-coup period of emergency rule, Min Aung Hlaing served as both commander-in-chief of the armed forces and acting president, but to become permanent president he is constitutionally compelled to relinquish his military post.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Guthrie told Kotb in a segment of their “Today” interview that she feels compelled to return because she considers the people she works with as family.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The longer the crisis in the Persian Gulf lasts, the more that governments will feel compelled to do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Massie was also asked whether he thought there was a chance of Mountbatten-Windsor ever being compelled to provide testimony regarding his connection to Epstein.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
But within four years Jefferson had compelled the Osage to relinquish their territory between the Arkansas River and the Missouri River.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
