forcibly impose
Frequency: 6.57.8 per million words
To force a rule, tax, or belief on someone or a group.
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- The regime tried to forcibly impose a curfew on the capital.
- The will of the majority has been forcibly imposed on the minority.
- They were planning to forcibly impose new taxes on small businesses.
- The government threatened to forcibly impose new regulations.
- In the 19th century, colonizers would forcibly impose their language on indigenous peoples.
- They tried to forcibly impose their ideology on the conquered people.
- You cannot ethically forcibly impose your beliefs on others.
- The dictator sought to forcibly impose his will on the entire nation.
- The board voted to forcibly impose a wage freeze during the crisis.
- Without popular support, it's difficult to forcibly impose changes.
- After the riots, authorities forcibly imposed martial law.
- The new rules were forcibly imposed, leading to widespread protests.
- Courts rarely allow agencies to forcibly impose retroactive penalties.
- No one can forcibly impose their beliefs on others in a free society.
- The policy aims to prevent companies from forcibly imposing arbitration clauses on consumers.
- The leader was accused of attempting to forcibly impose his policies.
- In the end, the occupiers were unable to forcibly impose their cultural norms.
- The company decided to forcibly impose a pay cut on its employees.
- He argued that even in emergencies, the state must not forcibly impose surveillance without oversight.
- History shows that ideas cannot be forcibly imposed for long.