obedience

[US]/əˈbiːdiəns/
[UK]/əˈbiːdiəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. compliance; submission; docility.

Phrases & Collocations

blind obedience

disobedience

obedience training

in obedience to

passive obedience

Example Sentences

obedience to the ought

obedience to an order

obedience to moral standards.

out of love obedience is to be educed.

unquestioning obedience to the Prime Minister.

He enjoined obedience on the soldiers.

The captain demanded obedience from his men.

The general expects complete obedience from his men.

It is impracticable for some parents to exact obedience of their children.

He exacted obedience from the children.

A soldier must give implicit obedience to his officers.

Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers.

exacted obedience from the child;

He acts in unquestioning obedience to the orders of his superior.

William's advisers exacted an oath of obedience from the clergy.

He acted in obedience to the orders of his superior.

Do you think you can compel obedience from me?

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