Coerciveness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of being coercive or constraining.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state or quality of being coercive.
  • Word Usage
    "I guess some people just need, and demand, masters and are unwilling to tolerate those who do not gladly submit to the collective (as represented by the coerciveness of the state and its agents)."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning