suasion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsweɪʒən/
Etymology
From Middle English suasion, from Latin suāsiō (“counselling, advice, persuasion”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of urging or influencing; persuasion.
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.
1982, Jacob Kipp, “Review of The Royal Navy and the Siege of Bilbao by James Cable”, in Military Affairs, volume 46, number 4, page 217:The term moral suasion refers to an appeal to ‘morality’ or ‘patriotic duty’ to induce behaviour by the persuaded entity that is not necessary profit-maximising for it.
2017, Alexander Popov, Neeltje van Horen, Steven Ongena, “Moral suasion and bond buying in the Eurozone Crisis”, in VoxEU, CEPR:The high intricate ways of the Keep had a strange power of suasion, an ability to carry conviction.
1977, Stephen R. Donaldson, The Illearth War, page 75:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suasions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
suasive · moral suasion · suasively