obeisance

Example Sentences

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Unlike other former presidents, he has not only refused to acknowledge his election loss, he has demanded continued obeisance from his party and plotted a potential comeback.

From Los Angeles Times

In a floor speech on Wednesday, Schumer slammed the GOP's "obeisance to the NRA" and persistent refusal to support even "the most simple, sensitive, positive, and popular gun legislation."

From Salon

Publicly, McCarthy and the Republican Party have continued to show widespread obeisance to Trump, fearful of drawing his wrath or having his supporters turn on them.

From Washington Post

Trump, in an interview Friday with the Wall Street Journal, said he wasn’t bothered by McCarthy’s recorded comments, given how quickly the minority leader was back in a posture of public obeisance.

From Washington Post

The U.S. could join them — if Congress could only wrest itself from its obeisance to companies like Intuit.

From Los Angeles Times