pliant government

基本解释

The slow, consensual, decision-making of government can be frustrating for some schooled in more pliant environments such as business; the need for obedient line-toeing can evidently grate.
有些人受训于像企业那样更加容易掌控的环境下。对他们来说决策过程不胜其烦。

Alleging Israeli non-compliance will force the pliant Olmert government to make further concessions to the Palestinians.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Apartheid, not peace
The military government needed a pliant Chief Justice if Musharraf was to stay in office without removing his uniform.
NEWYORKER: Days of Rage
Yet, not only do Kosovo's politicians reject outright any idea of a compromise, but there is also no reason to assume that any post-Milosevic government in Yugoslavia would be more pliant on this question—especially as it could not afford to lay itself open to charges of treason.
ECONOMIST: Kosovo