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impositional

1 8.9

Making people accept rules or decisions without their choice

adjective
/ɪmˈpoʊzɪʃənl/

: impositivo

The teacher's impositional style left little room for student input.

Examples

Critics argued that the law was unnecessarily impositional on personal freedoms.
Many employees found the new rules to be overly impositional and difficult to follow.
The impositional demands of the new policy were overwhelming.
Her impositional approach made it difficult for others to contribute.
Many employees found the new rules to be overly impositional and difficult to follow.
The teacher's impositional style left little room for student input.
Critics argued that the law was unnecessarily impositional on personal freedoms.

Synonyms

imposed

vsimpositional

Formal

33 4.1

A person or group sets rules that people must follow

focuses on the act of applying authority rather than the resulting rules

coercive

vsimpositional

Offensive

24 7.6

Using force or threats to make someone do something

is about applying demands without necessarily using force or threats

domineering

vsimpositional

13 7.4

Trying to control other people and not listening to their ideas

is about making demands on others without an arrogant tone

Surface Forms

impositional positive

Morphology

impositional = imposition (transparent) = impose + tion + al

The adjective is formed by adding '-al' to 'imposition', so the meaning 'relating to imposing' follows straightforwardly.

Etymology

Impositional comes from Latin parts im- meaning 'on' and ponere meaning 'to place', the same root as position. So to be impositional is to 'place' rules or duties 'on' other people, which is why the word describes a forcing or bossy style.