accede to pressure



accede to pressure

To bow down or yield to pressure from an outside force, especially as regards a political, business, or military action or decision. Congress was forced to accede to pressure from the public and abandon its proposal to increase taxes.
See also: accede, pressure

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chikere-Western African, Igbo
Moe (2)mo-eJapanese
Cynefrith-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
BrettBRETEnglish
Julyju-LIEEnglish (Rare)
Meri (1)ME-reeFinnish