Persuade
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway. To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).
Example sentence: I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.
Sway
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.A rocking or swinging motion.Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.Rule; dominion; control.A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Cf. persuadeTo cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by windTo hoistTo be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.To have weight or influence.To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Example sentence: Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey.