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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  driving force
       n : the act of applying force to propel something; "after
           reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn:
            drive, thrust]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  driving force
     n.
     1 impetus; a person or thing that causes, stimulates, or motivates
  something to happen.
     2 The force that causes something to move or a physical process to
  occur.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  driving force
     n.
     1 impetus; a person or thing that causes, stimulates, or motivates
  something to happen.
     2 The force that causes something to move or a physical process to
  occur.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  driving force
     n.
     1 impetus; a person or thing that causes, stimulates, or motivates
  something to happen.
     2 The force that causes something to move or a physical process to
  occur.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  driving force
     n.
     1 impetus; a person or thing that causes, stimulates, or motivates
  something to happen.
     2 The force that causes something to move or a physical process to
  occur.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  driving force /dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/
  hnací síla

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  driving force /dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/
  hybná síla

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  driving force /dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/
  Trieb 
           Note: treibende Kraft

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  driving force /dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/
  Triebfeder  [übtr.] , treibende Kraft 
     Synonym: motivating force
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  driving force /dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/
  Triebkraft , treibende Kraft , Motor  [übtr.]
           Note: für etw.
     Synonyms: motivating force, main driver
  
   see: driving forces, motivating forces, main drivers
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  driving force /dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/ 
  liikkeelle paneva voima, liikkeellepaneva voima, liikkeellepanija, taustavoima, virike
  driving force

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  driving force /dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/
  hajtóerô

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  driving force /dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/ 
  ildsjel
  driving force

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  driving force /dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/ 
  drivkraft
  driving force

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "driving force":
     bunt, butt, clout, compulsion, drive, impellent, impelling force,
     impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitement,
     irresistible force, moment, momentum, motive power, power,
     propelling, propelment, propulsion, pulsion, push, pushing, shove,
     shoving, shunt, thrust
  
  

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