salespersonship en · NOUN
Etymology
From salesperson + -ship.
Meanings
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(rare, uncountable) Synonym of salesmanship.
Successful scientific proposals convey good salespersonship: you are selling a future product, your research idea and protocol, to a critical audience that must select from among many such products.
2006, Jack P. Hailman, Karen B. Strier, Planning, Proposing and Presenting Science Effectively, page 36: