absence of choice

Roget category 609a

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.1. Volition in general
›› 5.1.1. Acts of volition

#609a. Absence of Choice

noun

no choice, Hobson's choice — first come first served, random selection — necessity etc. 601 — not a pin to choose etc. (equality) 27 — any, the first that comes — that or nothing.
neutrality, indifference — indecision etc. (irresolution) 605 — arbitrariness.
coercion (compulsion) 744.

verb

be neutral etc. adj. — have no choice, have no election — waive, not vote — abstain from voting, refrain from voting — leave undecided — make a virtue of necessity" [Two Gentlemen].

adjective

neutral, neuter — indifferent, uninterested — undecided etc. (irresolute) 605.

adverb

either etc. (choice) 609.

phrase

who cares,? what difference does it make —? There's not a dime's worth of difference between There's not a dime's worth of difference between them" [George Wallace].

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