railroad

Universal Words noun, verb noun (AmE) = RAILWAY verb [VN] 1 ~ sb (into sth / into doing sth) to force sb to do sth before they have had enough time to decide whether or not they want to do it: I will not be railroaded into signing something I don't agree with. 2 ~ sth (through / through sth) to make a group of people accept a decision, law, etc. quickly by putting pressure on them: The bill was railroaded through the House. 3 (AmE) to decide that sb is guilty of a crime, without giving them a fair trial