Thesaurus results for SUASIONS

suasion

noun

ˈswā-zhən

as in convincing

the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action a defense lawyer uses not only legal arguments but also moral suasion to appeal to a jury's sense of right and wrong

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Recent Examples of suasion Some will argue that self-expression is the goal, others moral suasion; some will prefer soft power to storming the barricades and some the reverse. —

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 Read More: Believing Myths About Aging Makes Growing Old Worse Initially, their belief in moral suasion worked. —

Rebecca Brannon / Made By History, TIME, 3 July 2024 In this brilliant new look at the destruction of slavery during the American Civil War, Oakes reveals how the U.S. abolitionist movement relied not only on high-minded moral suasion but also on the small-bore legalistic strategy of the Republican Party. —

James Oakes, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2012 Beyond moral suasion is a clear policy against any form of discrimination that happens to be taking place. —

Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for suasion

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After all, the month begins on quite a serendipitous note — Venus will conjunct Neptune in your sign, heightening everything from your romantic desires and ideals to your whimsical charm and powers of persuasion.

— Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
But the Gaza proposal should be seen in the context of a president who believes fervently in his own power of persuasion, who disdains traditional diplomacy, and whose Mideast envoy is a businessman with no experience in that field.

— Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025