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• n  the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

• More recently, of course, his approach has evolved from suasion to indiscriminate slaughter.
• Praising China's use of moral suasion to persuade the banks to cut back on lending instead of resorting to the blunt instrument of raising interest rates, ING sees GDP returning .
• In answer to a question, he agreed that his only weapon was "moral suasion.

• persuasion

• dissuasion