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Coercive vs Noncoercive - What's the difference?

coercive | noncoercive |

As adjectives the difference between coercive and noncoercive

is that coercive is displaying a tendency or intent to coerce while noncoercive is not coercive; free of coercion.

coercive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.
  • * 2006 July 19, Washington Post Staff Writers, "U.S. Is Studying Military Strike Options on Iran",Washington Post p.A01
    • The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program, according to U.S. officials and independent analysts.

    noncoercive

    English

    Alternative forms

    *non-coercive

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not coercive; free of coercion
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 23, Scott Shane, Mark Mazzetti & Helene Cooper, Obama Reverses Key Bush Security Policies, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Mr. Obama signed executive orders

    Derived terms

    *noncoercively