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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The use of personal or political pressure in an effort to persuade or to gain support.

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  • noun The use of personal pressure to persuade
  • noun The use of political pressure to gain support

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  • noun persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure

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arm + twisting

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