# obey, obedient, obedience ## Definition The term "obey" means to do what someone in authority requires or commands them to do. The term "obedient" describes the character of someone who obeys. * People also obey laws which are created by leaders of a country, state or organization. * Children obey their parents, slaves obey their masters, people obey God, and citizens obey the laws of their country. * When the law or someone in authority commands people not to do something, they obey by not doing that. * Ways to translate this term could include a word or phrase that means, "doing what is commanded" or "following orders" or "doing what God says to do."