compellance
n.— «The truth is that most political observers in Pakistan have become knee-jerk and non-cerebral, giving Pakistan’s enemy a handle through what is called “compellance”: get the enemy to do what it wants to do for self-destruction.» —“Editorial: Indo-Pak policy contradictions” Daily Times (Lahore, Pakistan) Aug. 3, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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