Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which compels, constrains, or urges; one who effects by violence; one who carries into effect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who enforces.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
enforces . - noun The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
- noun ice hockey A player tasked with physically
intimidating orconfronting the opposition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
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Examples
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Why we think we need to be the UN's "enforcer" is beyond me.
The Truth Revealed! 2008
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Heaven†™ s hulking enforcer is on the hunt for both demon blood and the truth about his origin.
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This story his many of the ingredients that made that novel such a success: an "aeai" who is as much a character as any human one, threatened by the Hamilton Acts that prohibit his growth; a sympathetic enforcer from the Department of Artificial Intelligence (Thacker, a "Krishna Cop"); the political background of a water war between neighboring nations; and a hefty injection of Indian culture.
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Semenov moved from defense to forward to replace the injured Jody Shelley and even got into a fight like the Sharks enforcer is known to do. ...
USATODAY.com 2008
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The 6-2, 228-pound enforcer is being compared to a potential Tie Domi type of player who can combine intimidation with zeal along the boards.
USATODAY.com - Top three draft picks might well be traded 2002
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The oily politician is now installed at No 9 Downing Street and has a role as Tony Blair's "enforcer" - enlisting Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell to do his dirty work.
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But Deco did not play as an 'enforcer' - the role Michael Essien, Juliano Belletti and John Obi Mikel have taken turns to do at various points this season - but rather as what Italians like Ancelotti would call the regista (director), a sort of deep-lying playmaker.
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Wenger has been criticised in the past for not signing an 'enforcer' - in the mould of someone like former Gunners captain Patrick Vieira, who has just joined Manchester City - to ease the burden on the 22-year-old.
Home 2010
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Wenger has been criticised in the past for not signing an 'enforcer' - in the mould of someone like former Gunners captain
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But Deco did not play as an 'enforcer' - the role Michael Essien, Juliano Belletti and John Obi Mikel have taken turns to do at various points this season - but rather as what Italians like Ancelotti would call the regista (director), a sort of deep-lying playmaker.
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