What does jawboning mean?
Jawboning means present participle and gerund of jawbone.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of jawbone.
Or the merely verbal pressure of jawbonings by prominent people may try to silence a certain point of view.
It's shocking to Douek, because she is a close-watcher of what's known as "jawboning," when regulators or government officials pressure private actors, like a social media company or broadcast network, to stifle speech. The libertarian Cato Institute calls the practice "censorship by proxy."
Use jawboning when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Jawboning means present participle and gerund of jawbone.
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Or the merely verbal pressure of jawbonings by prominent people may try to silence a certain point of view.
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