power of persuasion

collocation in English

meaningsofpowerandpersuasion

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withpower.
power
noun
uk
/paʊər/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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persuasion
noun
uk
/pəˈsweɪ.ʒən/us
/pɚˈsweɪ.ʒən/
the action of persuading someone or of ...
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(Definition ofpowerandpersuasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Force as well as thepowerofpersuasionwas now deployed against the farm servants.
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In other words, he looks to see whether presidents can use thepowerofpersuasionto attract and retain votes.
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How much better is thepowerofpersuasion.
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This requires sensitivity and it requires thepowerofpersuasion.
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I believe completely in thepowerofpersuasion.
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In the past, many relied on the assumption that ideas spread through their ownpowerofpersuasionand were merely adopted and rehearsed by disciples.
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For almost everyone, momentary success has morepowerofpersuasionthan considerations of principle, and fashion makes people deaf - at least for a while.
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We all know thepowerofpersuasionwhen it comes to dealing with certain problems.
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Does he recognise that the only power that we have left is thepowerofpersuasion?
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They did not use their power: they used thepowerofpersuasion.
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I am terrified when he uses his greatpowerofpersuasionto suggest this innovation.
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We have no powers of compulsion, but we use everypowerofpersuasion.
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Unfortunately, the only power we seem to have is thepowerofpersuasion.
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The general foreman on the site has nopowerofpersuasionwith the supplier.
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That committee has muchpowerofpersuasionbut it has no constitutional power.
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Instead, they employ thepowerofpersuasion.
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The divine has apowerofpersuasionrather than coercion.
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If we were to rely exclusively on thepowerofpersuasion, we should have a great deal of difficulty.
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Its launch was accompanied by a great deal of legal creativity, audacity and lashings of politicalpowerofpersuasion.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Coercion by military means withoutpowerofpersuasiondoes not provide the key to a democratic future.
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We must also try to use thepowerofpersuasionto establish what is right and make it possible.
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I hope that consumer organisations and universities will join in, because according to the 'euro-barometer', they have the greatestpowerofpersuasionvis-à-vis the consumer.
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They are really admitting that the political objectives that they wish to achieve cannot be achieved through politics, rational argument and thepowerofpersuasion.
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It is understandable that, where proposed legislation involves controversial policy issues, thepowerofpersuasionmay sometimes be prolonged and tortuous.
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She seemingly has thepowerofpersuasionto make people do whatever she wants.
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