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1.
Persuasion is the act of persuading someone to do something or to believe that something is true.
She was using all her powers of ~ to induce the Griffins to remain in Rollway.
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2.
If you are of a particular ~, you have a particular belief or set of beliefs. (FORMAL)
It is a national movement and has within it people of all political ~s...
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