“Biddable” (BID-uh-bul) – from the Middle English for “to ask/command” – means obedient/easily led.
Example (as used by Thomas Sutcliffe in The Independent): “The chaotically organised event proved nothing more than that one charismatic individual can impose his will on a lot of biddable ones.”
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