refuse to submit
Frequency: 6.78.1 per million words
to not accept someone's power or control
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Examples (10)
- The rebels vowed they would refuse to submit to the new regime.
- She was a strong-willed leader who would never refuse to submit to injustice.
- Despite immense pressure, the activists chose to refuse to submit to the government's demands.
- He was known for his defiance; he would often refuse to submit to authority.
- The indigenous people fought bravely, determined to refuse to submit to colonial rule.
- Even when outnumbered, the soldiers decided to refuse to submit and continued their resistance.
- Her principles were so strong that she would refuse to submit to anything she believed was wrong.
- The community united, making it clear they would refuse to submit to the destructive development plans.
- He could not be intimidated; he would refuse to submit to blackmail.
- The historical accounts show a pattern of groups who chose to refuse to submit rather than lose their freedom.