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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Some of the humor has a barbed, geopolitical aim in a war for the world’s hearts and minds — see the Chinese government’s fusillade of memes — but political scientists say that, for many people, humor is a natural response to stressful times.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The right vendor will partner with you to win hearts and minds, driving sustainable change.
—Tricia Emerson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Far from proposing lenient surrender terms to exonerate the Confederates, Grant did so in an effort to change their hearts and minds.
— Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Our journey with Harry, a boy with autism, forced us to let go of old expectations and open our hearts and minds to an entirely new reality.
—Erin McGregor, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
The right vendor will partner with you to win hearts and minds, driving sustainable change.
—Tricia Emerson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Far from proposing lenient surrender terms to exonerate the Confederates, Grant did so in an effort to change their hearts and minds.
— Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Our journey with Harry, a boy with autism, forced us to let go of old expectations and open our hearts and minds to an entirely new reality.
—Erin McGregor, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Hearts and minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearts%20and%20minds. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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