Hobson's choice

noun

Definition of Hobson's choicenext
as in coercion

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Recent Examples of Hobson's choice Read my lips, in a veritable Hobson's choice between person or thing, AI is a thing, for now. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Hobson's choice
  1. coercion
  2. force
  3. duty
  4. obligation
  5. duress
Noun
  • These policies raise serious questions about religious coercion, gender equality and freedom of conscience.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The investigation also found that men from 29 countries were recruited through deception or coercion to fight for Russian forces, in violation of international law.
    — Edith M. Lederer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of coercion
Noun
  • The Gang Supression Force force has not made any statement about the discovery and hand over.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow’s forces captured it on the first day of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of force
Noun
  • The schools would share the Final Four administrative duties.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In each of the future belligerent countries, elite schools would have long regarded it as their duty to instill in their pupils, the officer class in the making, a martial spirit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of duty
Noun
  • Such a decision can affect production scheduling, inventory needs, employee activities and customers’ obligations.
    — Ramachander Rao Thallada, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic's off-balance-sheet obligations are similarly large.
    — Ashley Capoot,Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of obligation
Noun
  • But the Chiefs have to put the quarterback under more duress.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • That could be the use of a duress password, one too many failed unlock attempts, or simply every time the device is restarted.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of duress

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