obedience

Example Sentences

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Padrino was one of few close Maduro allies to have remained in the interim government, having sworn "loyalty and absolute obedience" to Rodriguez.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

It reflects a deliberate choice to skew incentives toward obedience in the name of hierarchy, discipline, and civilian control, even at the expense of allowing some illegal orders to be carried out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

In Nazi Germany, for instance, soldiers took a “holy oath” of “unconditional obedience to the Leader of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler, supreme commander of the armed forces.”

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

And while some challenges to power include individual defiance, Sharp argues that, “If the rulers’ power is to be controlled by withdrawing help and obedience, the noncooperation and disobedience must be widespread.”

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

Lillian Meecham had been radiant, a dazzling partner who added charm to a family so drilled and weighted down with the responsibility of obedience that they seemed to function and move together like a machine.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy