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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

communication, communicating go
the activity of communicating

persuasion, suasion
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade)

noun.communication

8 Subcategories

line go
persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
arm-twisting go
persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure
bell ringing, electioneering, canvassing go
persuasion of voters in a political campaign
incitement, exhortation go
the act of exhorting
proselytism go
the practice of proselytizing
sloganeering go
persuasion by means of empty slogans
suggestion, prompting go
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
artillery, weapon go
a means of persuading or arguing