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suasion

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsweɪʒən/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English suasion, from Latin suāsiō (“counselling, advice, persuasion”).

  1. The act of urging or influencing; persuasion.

    “The high intricate ways of the Keep had a strange power of suasion, an ability to carry conviction.”

    “James Cable, the author of Gunboat Diplomacy (Chatto & Windus, 1971), has created an excellent case study of naval presence and suasion during the era of appeasement.”