compellers
Ones who pressure
Those who compel—who force, drive, or constrain others to action.
The word appears in legal and philosophical contexts discussing coercion: The compellers of false confessions should face consequences.
Less common than the verb compel or the adjective compelling.
Vehicle operators or motivating forces
- propellersSpinning blades creating thrust
- pushersThose who sell drugs
- thrustersPropulsion devices for steering
- impellersRotating blades moving fluid
movers · pressurizers · accelerators · engines · mechanisms · actuators · pistons · turbines
Those who impose obedience
- commandersMilitary authority figures
- rulersMeasuring straightedges; sovereigns
- governorsState or provincial leaders
- executivesSenior corporate officers
administrators · regulators · legislators · magistrates · officials · sovereigns · overlords · dictators
Paid political persuaders
- advocatesThose who support causes
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- instigatorsThose who initiate trouble
- agitatorsThose who incite disturbance
catalysts · power-brokers · manipulators · provocateurs · motivators · activists · organizers · ringleaders
Eloquent public speakers
- rhetoriciansExperts in persuasive speech
- debatersThose who argue formally
- negotiatorsThose who arrange agreements
- convincersThings that make believers
charmers · seducers · tempters · enticers · sweet-talkers · salespeople · preachers · evangelists
drivers
Vehicle operators or motivating forces
- propellersSpinning blades creating thrust
- pushersThose who sell drugs
- thrustersPropulsion devices for steering
impellers · movers · pressurizers · accelerators · engines · mechanisms · actuators · pistons · turbines · springs
enforcers
Those who impose obedience
- commandersMilitary authority figures
- rulersMeasuring straightedges; sovereigns
- governorsState or provincial leaders
executives · administrators · regulators · legislators · magistrates · officials · sovereigns · overlords · dictators · autocrats
lobbyists
Paid political persuaders
- advocatesThose who support causes
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- instigatorsThose who initiate trouble
agitators · catalysts · power-brokers · manipulators · provocateurs · motivators · activists · organizers · ringleaders · masterminds
orators
Eloquent public speakers
- rhetoriciansExperts in persuasive speech
- debatersThose who argue formally
- negotiatorsThose who arrange agreements
convincers · charmers · seducers · tempters · enticers · sweet-talkers · salespeople · preachers · evangelists · propagandists
compellerspersuaders
Those who change minds
askers · requesters · inviters · suggesters · encouragers
compellerssubjects
Areas of study
followers · subordinates · yielders · compliers · submitters
compellersliberators
Those who free captives
emancipators · freers · enablers · empowerers