noun
- the act of forcing someone to do something through harsh or oppressive measures
Usage: formal
Examples
- The manager’s dragooning of employees into working overtime created resentment.
- She refused to submit to the dragooning tactics of the committee.
- The dragooning of citizens into military service was widely criticized.
- His dragooning approach to leadership made him unpopular with staff.
- The government’s dragooning of protesters sparked international concern.
- Parents complained about the school’s dragooning of students into fundraising.