English-Swedish translations for persuasion

• övertygelse
  Om det fanns regeringar som leddes av De gröna skulle jag ha kommissionärer med denna övertygelse.If there were governments led by the Greens, I would have Commissioners of that persuasion.
  Personer med olika politisk övertygelse har pekat på behovet av bra kommunikation.People from different political persuasions have pointed at the need for good communication.
  Det var ett angrepp på Libanons hela befolkning, oavsett religion eller politisk övertygelse.It was an attack on the entire population of Lebanon, regardless of religion or political 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