demand submission

Frequency: 6.99.8 per million words

Used when an authority figure requires obedience.

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Examples (10)

  • The dictator demanded absolute submission from all his citizens.
  • The invading army demanded submission from the defeated nation.
  • The cult leader demanded complete submission from his followers.
  • In such a hierarchical organization, unquestioning submission was demanded.
  • The ancient empire was built on the demand for submission from conquered territories.
  • Without any negotiation, the warlord demanded immediate submission.
  • The king's decree demanded submission to his authority.
  • It was a society where submission was demanded rather than earned.
  • The treaty stipulated that the defeated party must demand submission.
  • The oppressive regime demanded total submission through fear and intimidation.