Difference between Obey and Adhere

OBEY vs ADHERE: VERB

To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
To do as one is told.
To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
Be obedient to

To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion.
To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united
To cause to adhere; make stick.
To carry out a plan, scheme, or operation without deviation.
To remain devoted to or be in support of something.
To stick fast to something; stay attached.

To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of.
To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.

To comply with the wishes or commands of; submit to, as in duty bound; be subject to; serve with dutifulness.
To comply with; carry out; perform; execute.
To submit to the power, control, or influence of: as, a ship obeys her helm.
To submit (one's self).
To yield or give up; submit to power, authority, control, or influence; do as bidden or directed: as, will you obey? Formerly sometimes followed by to.

Come or be in close contact with
To return to a husband or wife who has been deserted. See adherence, 3. In logic and metaphysics, to be accidentally connected. See adherent, a., 3.
Specifically, in Scots law: To affirm a judgment; agree with the opinion of a judge previously pronounced.
To be consistent; hold together; be in accordance or agreement, as the parts of a system; cohere.
To be fixed in attachment or devotion; be devoted; be attached as a follower or upholder: as, men adhere to a party, a leader, a church, or a creed; rarely, to be attached as a friend.
To belong intimately; be closely connected.
To hold closely or firmly (to): as, to adhere to a plan.
To stick fast; cleave; become joined or united so as not to be easily separated without tearing: as, glutinous substances adhere to one another; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

Respect, Implement, Conform, Fulfill, Respecting, Obedience, Behave, Observe, Follow, Uphold, Heed, Comply, Adhere, Abide, Disobey

Uphold, Conform, Abide, Stick by, Hold fast, Bond, Stand by, Stick to, Stick with, Cohere, Cling, Bind, Stick, Accede, Comply

Listen, Read, Bend, Respect, Implement, Conform, Obedience, Observe, Follow, Uphold, Heed, Comply, Adhere, Abide, Disobey

Adherence, Obey, Uphold, Conform, Abide, Stick by, Bond, Stand by, Stick to, Stick with, Cohere, Bind, Stick, Accede, Comply

The power to obey is actually in the one choosing to obey it and completely outside the law itself.
Horace Rumpole did not have to obey his wife, but he knew he had to obey her.
Danite band feel themselves as much bound to obey them as to obey the Supreme God.
Christians must sin in order to obey the law, then they must Obey God and be jailed if needed.
All events obey them, just as all operations with money obey the laws of arithmetic.
No one was forced or commanded to obey, as each has to obey willingly.
Obey Allah, and obey His Messenger and those who are in authority among you.
Eve: Adam, I now covenant to obey your law as you obey our Father.
People must be asked to obey laws that they can and will obey.
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All facilities shall adhere to these general guidelines.
Adhere to established standards of advertising and selling.
Prepared meals that adhere to special dietary considerations.
Understand and adhere to ethical codes of conduct.
New Hampshire overtime laws adhere to FLSA rules.
Adhere to board as shown using foam squares.
ONR System must adhere to the following conventions.
Graduate students must adhere to the university admissiondeadlines.
Such motions, if laid on the table, carry with them the motions to which they respectively adhere, or which adhere to them.
OPA protein which helps the bacteria to adhere within colonies but also adhere to host cells especially those that express CEA.