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obedience

noun [U]
 
 
/əˈbiː.di.əns/ US  /oʊ-/

Definition

the fact that people or animals do what they are told to do: He demands unquestioning obedience from his soldiers.Obedient and compliantObeying and breaking the law
(Definition of obedience noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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