0 present participle of pressure
1 to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do:
This is a means of pressuring patients if they are waiting to go into hospital for an operation.
King and council were well aware of the fine line they walked in pressuring compliance with a loan, as were many of those who refused to give.
According to corporatism's critics, the growing strength of environmental movements is the true indicator of better environmental performance, because such groups are responsible for pressuring for reforms.
National politicians' seemed very focused on pressuring the counties or regions to deal with growing waiting lists.
As such, my discussion of digital downloading technology and popular music suggests ways to present a critical point of view on the numerous forces pressuring popular music production and distribution.
Economic globalisation further strained the room of states for manoeuvre in the face of structural changes in the economy and the socio-economic situation by pressuring them to adopt market-friendly policies.
Other reasons included the family pressuring the patient into making the request, the patient was already dying, or the attending physician felt manipulated by the patient.
Northern environmentalists have been pressuring their governments to force these countries to upgrade their environmental standards and have found unnatural allies in the disgruntled producers.
