Definition of "obstinateness" []

• The characteristic of being obstinate. (noun)

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• "And he pooh-poohed the thought that a couple of thousand teachers could lose their jobs without the infusion of cash, calling it a scare tactic by Democrats and Republicans who are frustrated by his obstinateness."
• "Where we differ, however, with our city manager of six months 'tenure, is his continued obstinateness about city police academies."
• "After months and months of fits and starts, obstinateness, fear-mongering, grand standing, and countless rounds of compromises, it looks like Senate Democratic Party leaders plan to give up two key provisions that were absolute musts for progressives: a public plan and the medicare buy-in option that's been floated recently as an alternative to the public plan."