as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others a pastor who longs for the days when the biddability of parishioners could be taken for granted
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Noun
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Having spent much of his adult life in the Order of St Augustine, whose friars and sisters take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience with a focus on unity and community, his priorities are unity and building bridges.—
Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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To become registered, dogs must be at least 1 year old, be in good health, know basic obedience skills and be comfortable interacting with people.— Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
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But for Coles, his indoctrination to law enforcement has been a different level of submissiveness.— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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In Killers of the Flower Moon, his Ernest Burkhart starts off as a mopey, weak-minded World War One veteran, eager to do anything for his godfather uncle (Robert De Niro), but there’s still a certain likability to his dim-bulb submissiveness.— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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