hearts and minds
plural noun
: people's emotions and reasoning
We must appeal to and win (over) the hearts and minds of the people.
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The approach abides with the Trump World view that the sound bites that permeate traditional and social media in the days that follow will do more to shape hearts and minds than anything else.
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
And clearly, there are plenty of adults who could also use a little more cross-cultural learning to open their hearts and minds.
—Britt Hogue, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
Instead, the movie’s optimism comes from its faith in politics itself, as Lincoln grinds the gears of government to try to fundamentally change the world by cajoling and palm-greasing and, if that doesn’t work, actually appealing to hearts and minds and people’s fundamental goodness.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
For China, an authoritarian state where cultural czars dictate the terms of artistic creations, the most successful tool to win hearts and minds worldwide has been – and remains – its monopoly on pandas.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
And clearly, there are plenty of adults who could also use a little more cross-cultural learning to open their hearts and minds.
—Britt Hogue, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
Instead, the movie’s optimism comes from its faith in politics itself, as Lincoln grinds the gears of government to try to fundamentally change the world by cajoling and palm-greasing and, if that doesn’t work, actually appealing to hearts and minds and people’s fundamental goodness.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
For China, an authoritarian state where cultural czars dictate the terms of artistic creations, the most successful tool to win hearts and minds worldwide has been – and remains – its monopoly on pandas.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hearts and minds
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“Hearts and minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearts%20and%20minds. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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