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moral suasion

moral suasion noun: persuasion brought to bear by appeals to someone's moral sense or ethics.

Noun

moral suasion (plural moral suasions)

  1. Persuasion brought to bear by appeals to someone's moral sense or ethics.
    • The temperance movement also exacerbated ethnic tensions. Before 1850 this movement had been primarily one of self-denial and moral suasion aimed at persuading the Protestant middle and working classes to cast out demon rum and become sober, hard-working, upward-striving citizens.1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 133

moral suasion meaning in Tamil

moral suasion in Tamil

அறிவுறுத்தல், நயவிணக்கம்

Forms of moral suasion

pluralmoral suasions

Questions about moral suasion

What does moral suasion mean?
Moral suasion means persuasion brought to bear by appeals to someone's moral sense or ethics.
What is moral suasion in Tamil?
Moral suasion in Tamil is அறிவுறுத்தல், நயவிணக்கம். See Moral suasion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is moral suasion?
Moral suasion is a noun.
What is the plural of moral suasion?
The plural of moral suasion is moral suasions.

Words near moral suasion in the dictionary

  1. moral relativisms
  2. moral science
  3. moral sciences
  4. moral sense
  5. moral senses
  6. moral suasion
  7. moral suasions
  8. moral support
  9. moral system
  10. moral systems
  11. moral turpitude

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