But the margin also compels Democratic cooperation in votes on spending and other issues that require a two-thirds majority.

I put it as a request but under field conditions I can compel cooperation, you know.

Although not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, Congress has also long asserted the power to investigate and the power to compel cooperation with an investigation.

The harsh conditions are designed to bring to the surface the kind of conflicts teams typically experience at work, but in a situation which compels cooperation.

The man who runs the Counterterrorist Center, George Tenet, the director of central intelligence, lacks the authority to compel cooperation.

It marked the first time since 1990 that the City Council had subpoenaed someone to compel cooperation.

Coercion and torture were commonly used to compel "cooperation."

Unlike the Congress or other federal and state authorities, I cannot compel cooperation.

Military threats tend to compel economic cooperation.

For months, the crisis atmosphere that might have compelled cooperation never materialized and it was uncertain whether the July 1 deadline alone would suffice.