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sway noun authority, command, control, domain, dominance, domination, dominion, force, governance, jurisdiction, leadership, power, predominance, prestige, primacy, reign, rule, supremacy

sway (Persuade), verb actuate, coax, control, convert, convince, dominate, encourage, force, goad, govern, incline, induce, influence, inspire, inveigle, manage, motivate, move, predispose, predominate, prejudice, preside, pressure, prevail upon, prod, prompt, spur, stimulate, urge

sway (Vacillate), verb falter, flounder, fluctuate, lean, oscillate, pulsate, seesaw, shift, shuffle, swing, undulate, veer, waffle, waver

See also: administration, advantage, authority, bailiwick, beat, coax, command, convert, convince, dint, dispose, dominance, dominate, dominion, force, government, hegemony, induce, influence, inspire, inveigle, lobby, manage, motivate, oscillate, patronage, persuade, power, predominance, predominate, prejudice, preside, pressure, prestige, prevail, prevail upon, primacy, strength, supremacy, vacillate, wield

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