obedience
Example Sentences
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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?
Fan culture is rooted in conformity, obedience, group identity and mob behavior, and its rise mirrors and models the spread of intolerant, authoritarian, aggressive tendencies in our politics and our communal life.
From New York Times
In 2012, he was arrested in the city of Jeddah and charged with "insulting Islam through electronic channels" and "going beyond the realm of obedience".
From BBC
In a statement, he said the departure was the result of “obedience to an imbecilic political slogan about ending ‘the forever wars.’”
From Washington Post
Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain, on Saturday criticized the withdrawal from Afghanistan, calling it a hasty move made “in obedience to an imbecilic political slogan about ending ‘the forever wars.’”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
