Cajolery (Noun)
Meaning
Flattery intended to persuade.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician's speech was filled with cajolery, praising the audience's intelligence and wisdom in order to gain their support.
- Her boss used cajolery to convince her to take on the extra workload, telling her she was the only one capable of handling it.
- The salesman's cajolery was almost laughable, as he showered the customer with exaggerated compliments in an attempt to make a sale.
- The flatterer's cajolery eventually won over the hearts of the entire team, but their actions soon proved to be insincere.
- The charismatic leader's cajolery was so effective that people often found themselves agreeing to his proposals without fully thinking them through.