obedience

Example Sentences

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It felt like he had that level of power, and everyone essentially acquiesced and you had this sort of anticipatory obedience.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

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

But isn’t there risk on the other side—on the side of obedience when a service member is unsure whether an order is lawful?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Their power to keep a country functioning, he stresses, relies on the cooperation and obedience of those they govern.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

Leper now seemed all obedience, and except for the fact that he never looked at his mother, the ideal son.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles