bow
pressure
Shareholders did not think he was the best candidate, and he eventually bowed to pressure and refused the post.
The government is preparing to bow to pressure and rewrite the proposed law.
The police bowed to pressure from the government to speed up the investigation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Urging & persuading
ambulance-chasing
argumentation
badger
be/go on at someoneidiom
blag
blagger
go on
hortatory
hustle
incitation
incitement
influencer
jockey
sucker
sway
unconvinced
unpersuaded
unpersuasive
unsalable
unsaleable