Hobson
Take it or nothing
Hobson is a surname, most familiar from the expression Hobson's choice—an apparent choice that offers no real alternative, named after a 17th-century stable owner who required customers to take the horse nearest the door or none at all.
The name appears in various combinations: Hobson's Bay, Hobson Street.
Forced choice between undesirables
- take-it-or-leave-itOffer without compromise
- no alternativeSole available course
- false choiceIllusory limitation of options
- ultimatumNon-negotiable final terms
coercion · compulsion · constraint · imposition · nonnegotiable · livery stable · Cambridge
dilemma
Forced choice between undesirables
- take-it-or-leave-itOffer without compromise
- no alternativeSole available course
- false choiceIllusory limitation of options
ultimatum · coercion · compulsion · constraint · imposition · nonnegotiable · livery stable · Cambridge
genealogy
Study of family descent
lineage · pedigree · kin · descendants · forebears · relatives · kinship · clan · bloodline · dynasty
Hobsonfree choice
Unrestricted decision-making power
carte blanche · smorgasbord · free will · autonomy · buffet
- Hobson's choiceIllusory selection, one possibility