cajolery
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of cajolery
From the French word cajolerie, dating back to 1640–50. See cajole, -ery
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Unlike other foreign policy issues, where Mr. Trump seems neither informed nor particularly interested, he has wrestled with the balance between threats and cajolery with North Korea.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2018
Flattery and cajolery are eternal parts of the diplomatic tool kit.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2017
Earlier in the day, Boehner’s leadership team was expressing confidence that days of cajolery on behalf of Boehner’s measure would pay off.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 29, 2011
"Resist the incumbent cajolery, ignore the veiled threats and protestations of doom, and move forward to allocate the 700 MHz resource to the feisty upstarts," Seaboard said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2011
“He’s been a source of conniving and cajolery in this community long enough,” Mrs. Larkin continued.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
But not even in the sacred name of Moslem broth erhood would the rich old Aga fall for the Faroukian cajoleries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Irving, who had welcomed him on former occasions, was just dying,—a victim, as Carlyle thought, to fashionable cajoleries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The multitude whom he cajoled have seen through his cajoleries, and have resented in these both the attempt to deceive them and the pretension—unfounded as it proved—to exalt himself at their expense.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.
St. Quentin, I care little for either your threats or your cajoleries.
From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha
I might take the circuitous route by roundabout and gentle phrases, through hints and delicately undulating suggestions, and beneath the soft shadow of flattering cajoleries.
From The Plain Man and His Wife by Bennett, Arnold
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