...Raeder's insistence that naval uniform be worn...
He admired your insistence on understanding things and making your point, even when he preferred his own...
She had attended an interview, at her boyfriend's insistence.
English dictionary. 2008.
Insistence — In*sist ence, n. The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence; urgency. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insistence — index assertion, coercion, diligence (perseverance), dun, enforcement, force (compulsion), insti … Law dictionary
insistence — mid 15c., from M.Fr. insister (see INSIST (Cf. insist)) + ENCE (Cf. ence) … Etymology dictionary
insistence — n. pl. insistencies [in sis′təns] n. 1. the quality of being insistent 2. the act or an instance of insisting: Also insistency n. insistencies … English World dictionary
insistence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dogged, dogmatic, stubborn ▪ constant, continued, repeated ▪ their repeated insistence that the trial be held in a US court ▪ … Collocations dictionary
insistence — n. 1) dogged, firm, stubborn insistence 2) insistence on (insistence on an increase in salary) 3) insistence that + clause; subj. (we resent your insistence that the debt be/should be paid at once) * * * [ɪn sɪst(ə)ns] firm stubborn insistence… … Combinatory dictionary
insistence — in|sis|tence [ınˈsıstəns] n [U] when you demand that something should happen and refuse to let anyone say no insistence that ▪ his insistence that they discuss the problem insistence on ▪ an insistence on punctuality at sb s insistence (=because… … Dictionary of contemporary English
insistence — in|sis|tence [ ın sıstəns ] noun uncount a very firm statement that something must happen or that something is true: insistence on: We applaud the president s insistence on tougher environmental laws. insistence that: Despite his insistence that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
insistence — noun (U) an act of demanding that something should happen and refusing to let anyone say no: insistence that: his insistence that they discuss the problem (+ on): an insistence on punctuality | at sb s insistence (=because someone insisted): At… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
insistence — UK [ɪnˈsɪstəns] / US noun [uncountable] a very firm statement that something must happen or that something is true insistence on: We applaud the president s insistence on tougher environmental laws. insistence that: Despite his insistence that he … English dictionary
