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Meaning of Suasion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsweɪʒən

Definitions

The act of urging or influencing; persuasion.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الإقناع
Français suasion
Latina suadela

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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