consent without consent, n.All

Consent without consent (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠consent arriving after the fact: rulers impose what the public rejects, trusting the masses will later heartily agree.

Consent without consent (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠coined for conquest: if the conquered later admit it was for their good, authority was imposed with their consent — like a parent pulling a child from a busy street.