All 5 Uses of
imperative
in
Atlas Shrugged
- He uttered nothing but uncertain opinions about physical nature-and nothing but categorical imperatives about men.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- It's a social imperative.†
Chpt 2.6
- "Dagny, it's imperative, it's crucial, there's nothing to be done about it, to refuse is out of the question, in times like these one has no choice, and-"†
Chpt 3.3
- He said, in the soft, stubborn whine of a voodoo incantation, "It's a moral imperative, universally conceded in our day and age, that every man is entitled to a job.†
Chpt 3.5
- The editorials went on speaking of self-denial as the road to future progress, of self-sacrifice as the moral imperative, of greed as the enemy, of love as the solution-their threadbare phrases as sickeningly sweet as the odor of ether in a hospital.†
Chpt 3.7
Definition:
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(imperative) essential and urgent
or more rarely: (in grammar) a sentence that expresses a command or request