HOBSON'S CHOICE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Hobson's choice" is a kind of...):

alternative; choice; option (one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen)

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