[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

imperativeness
     n 1: the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the
          press of business matters" syn: insistence, insistency,
           press, pressure
     2: urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their
        hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable
        instancy" syn: insistence, insistency, instancy
see also:
insistence insistency press pressure instancy 

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