English-Spanish translations for persuasion

• conviccion
  Personas de diferentes convicciones políticas han hablado de la necesidad de una buena comunicación. People from different political persuasions have pointed at the need for good communication.
  Concretamente, deseo lo mejor a todos mis colegas irlandeses de todas las convicciones políticas para los próximos seis meses. In particular I wish all my Irish colleagues of all political persuasions well for the six months ahead.
  Desgraciadamente, la Directiva es objeto de crecientes ataques por parte de personas de convicciones populistas y proteccionistas. Unfortunately, the directive is under increasing attack from those of a populist and protectionist persuasion.
• persuasión
  Se trata de un trabajo de persuasión. Our task is one of persuasion.
  No es así como funciona la persuasión política. That is not how political persuasion operates.
  Esto requiere sensibilidad y poder de persuasión. This requires sensitivity and it requires the power of persuasion.

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