ushawishi
oo-shah-WEE-shee
How to say it
Swahiliushawishioo-shah-WEE-shee
Englishinfluence, persuasion; lobbying
Frenchinfluence, persuasion ; pression
Meaning
The power to affect what others think or do, and the act of trying to persuade them, sometimes by pressure or temptation.
Good to know
A noun of the u- class, from kushawishi, to persuade. Mwenye ushawishi means influential, and ushawishi mbaya is bad influence or temptation.
Examples
- Mzee huyo ana ushawishi mkubwa kijijini.That elder has great influence in the village.
- Vijana wanahitaji kuepuka ushawishi mbaya.Young people need to avoid bad influence.
- Alitumia ushawishi wake kupata mkataba.He used his influence to get the contract.
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