Meaning & use
Railroaded
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Pressured or forced someone into doing something quickly and often unfairly, without proper consideration.
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The committee felt railroaded into approving the budget before they could review it properly.
He claimed he was railroaded into signing the confession.
A note on using this word
Originally an American term evoking the unstoppable momentum of a train, first used figuratively in the 19th century for pushing legislation through unchecked.
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persuadedconvinced
Another way to use it
2. verb
Transported or shipped by railway.
The cattle were railroaded to market in a single day.
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