exhortation
noun
ex·hor·ta·tion
ˌek-ˌsȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-sər-;
ˌeg-ˌzȯr-,
-zər-
1
: an act or instance of exhorting
2
: language intended to incite and encourage
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One of the major lessons of the Carter energy policies is that all the exhortations of advocates and government experts are as nothing compared to the weight of consumer choice.
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Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead, judges in the United States have the independence to choose law over the orders or exhortations of any politician.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The speech doesn’t quite fit the categories of Oval Office address we are used to — not an announcement or a pep talk or an exhortation for action.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
But Turkish army units stand ready at the Syrian border, and Washington’s exhortations are unlikely to keep Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from giving them the green light.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2019
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Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead, judges in the United States have the independence to choose law over the orders or exhortations of any politician.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The speech doesn’t quite fit the categories of Oval Office address we are used to — not an announcement or a pep talk or an exhortation for action.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
But Turkish army units stand ready at the Syrian border, and Washington’s exhortations are unlikely to keep Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from giving them the green light.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2019
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“Exhortation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhortation. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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exhortation
noun
ex·hor·ta·tion
ˌeks-ȯr-ˈtā-shən
ˌegz-
: an act or instance of exhorting
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