arm-twisting
Pressure to comply
Arm-twisting is aggressive persuasion or pressure to make someone do something they're reluctant to do.
The image is of bending someone's arm behind their back until they comply.
It often appears in political contexts: It took some arm-twisting to get enough votes for the bill.
The verb form is twist someone's arm: They had to twist her arm to get her to accept the promotion.
Force upon contact
- duressCoercion through threats
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
force · strongarming · bullying · extortion · blackmail · harassment · menace · constraint
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
maneuvering · tactics · hardball · brinksmanship · horse-trading · give-and-take · pressing · pushing
Able to persuade
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
- urgingStrongly encouraging action
- proddingPersistent urging forward
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
enticement · suasion · encouragement · wheedling · coaxing · sweet-talking · appealing · soft-sell
Advocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- logrollingTrading political support mutually
- pork-barrelSelf-serving legislative spending
- filibusteringProlonged speech blocking legislation
coalition-building · politicking · schmoozing · glad-handing · quid-pro-quo
pressure
Force upon contact
- duressCoercion through threats
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
threats · force · strongarming · bullying · extortion · blackmail · harassment · menace · constraint · demanding
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
concession · maneuvering · tactics · hardball · brinksmanship · horse-trading · give-and-take · pressing · pushing · haggling
convincing
Able to persuade
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
- urgingStrongly encouraging action
- proddingPersistent urging forward
inducement · enticement · suasion · encouragement · wheedling · coaxing · sweet-talking · appealing · soft-sell
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- logrollingTrading political support mutually
- pork-barrelSelf-serving legislative spending
filibustering · coalition-building · politicking · schmoozing · glad-handing · quid-pro-quo
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- sales tacticsupselling, cross-selling, hard sell, soft sell, high pressure
- coercionduress, coercing, compelling, threat, forcing
- office politicsoffice politics, backstabbing, power plays, favoritism, nepotism
- power tacticspower play, power grab, strong-arm, strong-arming, strongarm
arm-twistingconsent
Voluntary agreement given
voluntary agreement · approval · acquiescence · buy-in · assent
arm-twistingsuasion
Urging without force
persuasion · soft sell · convincing · reasoning · coaxing
arm-twistingindependence
Freedom from external control
autonomy · self-determination · free choice · free will · freedom of choice