5
commands
4
decrees
3
mandates(noun, verb, compels)
3
orders
2
behests
2
bids
2
bullies(noun, verb, compels)
2
custom(noun, action, practice, routine, convention)
2
dictations
2
prescribes
2
rules
2
says
1
attitude(noun, style, rule, practice, system)
1
browbeats(verb, compels)
1
bulldozes(verb, compels)
1
canon(noun, style, rule, practice, system)
1
causes(verb, compels)
1
ceremony(noun, style, rule, practice, system)
1
character(noun, style, rule, practice, system)
1
coerces(verb, compels)
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