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
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