Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Dutifully complying with the commands, orders, or instructions of one in authority.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Obeying or willing to obey; submissive to authority, control, or constraint; dutiful; compliant.
- Correspondent; subject.
- Synonyms Compliant. See
obedience .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Willing tocomply with thecommands ,orders , orinstructions of those inauthority .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Second, it gave the Jews a reason to remain obedient to the priestly leaders.
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The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum – even encourage the more critical and dissident views.
The great debate Richard 2006
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This revolutionary change has, not surprisingly, been opposed by many elements that are recalcitrant, those who remain obedient to dogma, to tradition and the heavy legacy of past conditioning.
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` No, no, 'I answered; ` if the ship was going down, and you had to take your chance in one of the boats, which would you choose, the one manned by those fellows you anathematise, or with the men you call obedient sons of the Church?'
Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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I call it obedient patience because he was patient with an eye to his Father's will, thus pleading with himself, This commandment have I received of my Father, and thus submitting to God, Not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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As the good Spirit works that which is good in obedient souls, so this evil spirit works that which is evil in wicked men; and he now works, not only heretofore, but even since the world has been blessed with the light of the glorious gospel.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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The subjects didn't want to shock the other person, they just felt compelled to follow orders and remain obedient.
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If you try to keep people totally dependent and obedient, that is slavery.
Think Progress » Former GOP Congressman J.C. Watts: ‘Social programs’ are the ‘new slavery.’ 2010
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If you try to keep people totally dependent and obedient, that is slavery.
Think Progress » Former GOP Congressman J.C. Watts: ‘Social programs’ are the ‘new slavery.’ 2010
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The subjects didn't want to shock the other person, they just felt compelled to follow orders and remain obedient.
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