Imposure

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of imposing. countable, rare, uncountable

    "Conformity was maintained through a patterned series of social controls which, contrary to the usual system of imposure, actually emanated from within the membership."

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"Conformity was maintained through a patterned series of social controls which, contrary to the usual system of imposure, actually emanated from within the membership."

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