Zoeken
to dragoon
01
dwingen
to pressure someone into doing something through intimidation or threats
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onderdrukken
to subjugate or persecute a population or group by employing military force
Dragoon
01
dragoen
a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
Voorbeeld
The dictator dragooned the opposition into submission through fear and intimidation.
The corrupt police officer dragooned the informant into silence by leveraging their vulnerabilities.
In certain oppressive regimes, authorities may dragoon journalists into self-censorship to control the narrative.
Unscrupulous employers sometimes attempt to dragoon workers into accepting unfavorable conditions.
The aggressive salesperson tried to dragoon customers into making a purchase by using high-pressure tactics.
