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jawboning 音標拼音: [dʒ'ɔb ,onɪŋ] n. 州長向勞工界界領袖發出的勸告 州長向勞工界界領袖發出的勸告 jawbone \ jaw" bone`\ ( j[ add]" b[= o] n`), v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. { jawboned} ( j[ add]" b[= o] nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. { jawboning}.] To attempt to influence solely by talking, as contrasted with threatening or inducing by other means, e. g. legislation; esp. to make public appeals in order to influence the behavior of businessmen or labor leaders; -- used especially of the President or other high government officials; as, to jawbone businessmen into forgoing price increases. [ 1913 Webster] -- { jaw" bon* ing}, n. [ PJC] 25 Moby Thesaurus words for " jawboning": allurement, blandishment, cajolement, cajolery, coaxing, conning, engagement, enlistment, exhortation, hortation, inducement, lobbying, persuasion, preaching, preachment, sales talk, salesmanship, selling, snow job, soft soap, solicitation, suasion, sweet talk, wheedling, working on
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