suasion

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As an act of moral suasion, which is how I took it, President Obama's statement about "pursue every legal avenue" to prevent their payment is fine ...

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  1. noun Persuasion: moral suasion.

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  • As an act of moral suasion, which is how I took it, President Obama's statement about "pursue every legal avenue" to prevent their payment is fine ... —  Blogrunner
  • Moral suasion is the order of the day. —  Janet's Love and Service
  • He created an army out of nothing, induced his men by argument, suasion, and example to shake off the virus of indiscipline and sacrifice their individual judgment and will to the well-being of their fellows. —  The Inside Story of the Peace Conference
  • Shall it be the nowadays emphasized moral suasion, the appeal to conscience and reason? —  The Nervous Housewife
  • You see, David the Saadat is great on moral suasion--he's a master of it; and he's never failed yet--not altogether; though there have been minutes by a stop-watch when I've thought it wouldn't stand the strain. —  The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin suāsiō, suāsiōn-, from suāsus, past participle of suādēre, to advise; see swād- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English suacyon, from Old French suasion = Italian suasione, from Latin suasio(n-), an advising, a counseling, exhortation, from suadere. past participle suasus, advise, counsel, urge, persuade (cf. Late Latin suadus, persuasive, Latin Suada, the goddess of persuasion), from suavis, orig. *suadris, pleasant, sweet: see suave, sweet.
 

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