cajoling

• ;Then I must give him one, ; and soon after made the boy the earl of Burford.10 After another eight years of Nell ;s lobbying, cajoling, and begging, Charles made him the duke of St. Albans. The handsome thirteen-year-old was given splendid apartments in Whitehall Palace and an annual allowance of fifteen hundred pounds. —  Sex with Kings Eleanor Herman
• All the politicking and cajoling, and probable bribery, had been a waste of time, it seemed, but the result was the same when the legislature passed the measure to sell an additional four hundred leagues in Texas, and followed that with an April 7 act for more. —  Three Roads to Alamo
• And endlessly commercials-many screaming, cajoling, and offending. —  The Chicago Blog
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac survived scrutiny by manipulating, cajoling, and lobbying politicians and hiring board members who were politicos (e.g. Jamie Gorelick) rather than mortgage gurus. —  Common Sense and Wonder
• After much cajoling, the parents relented and started sending their daughters to school. —  The Times of India

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