I. dra ‧ goon 1 /drəˈɡuːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: dragon 'dragon, gun, soldier with a gun' ]
a soldier in past times who rode a horse and carried a gun and sword
II. dragoon 2 BrE AmE verb
dragoon somebody into something phrasal verb
to force someone to do something they do not want to do
dragoon somebody into doing something
Monica was dragooned into being on the committee.