persuasion

Universal Words noun 1 [U] the act of persuading sb to do sth or to believe sth: It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was. * After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come. * She has great powers of persuasion. * I wasn't intending to sell, but I'm open to persuasion. 2 [C,U] a particular set of beliefs, especially about religion or politics: politicians of all persuasions * every shade of religious persuasion IDIOMS of the...persuasion (formal or humorous) of the type mentioned: peers of the Liberal persuasion