English-Dutch translations for persuasion

• overtuiging
  Ik denk dat het naïef is om te verwachten dat we door overtuiging en kritiek enige verandering tot stand kunnen brengen. I believe it may be naive to expect that we may achieve a change through persuasion and criticism.
  Om daar verandering in te brengen, zal er veel overtuigings- en overredingskracht, maar vooral informatie en communicatie nodig zijn. Work of conviction, of persuasion, but above all of information and communication, must be carried out.
  Deze kwesties betreffen vrijheid van religieuze overtuiging, rechten van minderheden en culturele rechten. These issues are freedom of religious persuasion, minority rights and cultural rights.
• overreding
  We mogen nooit de democratie opgeven als middel van discussie, overreding en het behalen van resultaten. We must never give up diplomacy as a means of discussion, persuasion and achieving results.
  Wat u vraagt, is volgens mij een laatste redmiddel. Voor wij dat toepassen, zullen wij het probleem met overreding trachten op te lossen. I think what you are asking for should be a last resort, and before we reach that point we are trying to resolve the matter through persuasion.
  Het gaat er daarbij vaak om of wij het juiste evenwicht vinden tussen overreding en drastische actie, tussen stimulerende en beperkende maatregelen. That is often to do with finding the right balance between persuasion and drastic action and finding the right balance between encouragement and restrictive measures.
• persuasie

Definition of persuasion

• The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
• An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
• A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
• One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
• Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature

Examples

• It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.

Related words

• persuasively
• persuasiveness
• persuasive
• persuasibility
• persuasive power