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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One moves people across continents; the other moves hearts and minds. Judith Magyar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 To really shift hearts and minds inside your enterprise, start with knowledge workers. 2. Dana Berg, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Heroism lies in teamwork Ultimately, the power of effective teamwork helps to save lives as well as change hearts and minds. Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025 But Broadway gets to benefit from the kind of hearts and minds of so many pockets of this broader field. H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hearts and minds

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“Hearts and minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearts%20and%20minds. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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