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PRONUNCIATION OF PESTER POWER

pester power play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PESTER POWER

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pester power is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PESTER POWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pester power

Pester power is a child's ability to affect their parents' purchasing decisions, often through the use of nagging, or pestering.

Definition of pester power in the English dictionary

The definition of pester power in the dictionary is the ability possessed by a child to nag a parent relentlessly until the parent succumbs and agrees to the child's request.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PESTER POWER

pest
pest control
pest control department
pest control officer
Pestalozzi
pester
pesterer
pesteringly
pesterment
pesterous
pestful
pesthole
pesthouse
pesticidal
pesticide
pestiferous
pestiferously
pestiferousness
pestilence
pestilent

WORDS THAT END LIKE PESTER POWER

electrical power
empower
firepower
flower
flower power
girl power
green power
horsepower
hydroelectric power
hydropower
manpower
nuclear power
power
pulling power
purchasing power
solar power
spending power
superpower
thermal power
willpower
wind power

Synonyms and antonyms of pester power in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pester power» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PESTER POWER

Find out the translation of pester power to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pester power from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pester power» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纠缠电源
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poder pester
570 millions of speakers

English

pester power
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तंग बिजली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السلطة الإلحاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

докучали питания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poder de insistência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘর্ষন শক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pouvoir de harcèlement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuasa pengotor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pester Power
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

困らせるパワー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

훼방 전력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pester daya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quấy rầy điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெஸ்டர் சக்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंड शक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Baskı gücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

potenza pester
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

moc pester
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

докучали харчування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puterea de hărțuire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δύναμη ενοχλώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teister krag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pester kraft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plage makt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pester power

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PESTER POWER»

The term «pester power» is normally little used and occupies the 114.350 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PESTER POWER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pester power

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PESTER POWER»

Discover the use of pester power in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pester power and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Children’s Food
6.6 'Pester power' and parental responsibilities Much advertising to children is of course nothing of the sort, since it is in fact directed to parents, even where it appears during children's programming. This is particularly true in respect of the ...
G. Smith, 1997
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The Psychology of Food Choice
Another argument used by the food and advertising industries is that the impact of pester power on food choice is exaggerated. A study often quoted by those promoting the view that advertising is a benign process comes from research on  ...
Richard Shepherd, Monique Raats, 2006
3
Outlook Money
parents in a newly affluent urban environment, we discover pester power fairly early on in our parenting careers. Pester power is the name given to marketing techniques which encourage children to nag their parents into buying a particular  ...
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Professional Marketing and Advertising Essays and Assignments:
kept talking about them. Then, one day my mum got them as a surprise for me” ( Fitzsimons 2001). “They (the children) use all the pester power they can muster to talk their parents into purchases” (Washington post 1979). “Pester power may be  ...
Tony Ma, 2014
5
Pester Power
The White Wolves brand is known for providing engaging books thatchildren want to pick up, at a range of different reading levels.
Catherine Chambers, 2009
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Design and Aesthetics: A Reader
The journalistic expression 'pester power' is often used to describe this part of the interaction. 'Pester power' is an unfortunate term with inappropriate connotations but it does reflect that. with age. the child will take an increasingly influential ...
Jerry Palmer, Mo Dodson, 1996
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Selling the Dream: Why Advertising is Good Business
For example, one of the mechanisms by which advertising creates tensions and anxieties within families is said to be "pester power." Any parent knows what this means: the repeated, often spirited attempt by children to get their parents to buy  ...
John McDonald Hood, 2005
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Retailing Management 2E
This group also has a phenomenal influence over the parent's purchasing power, popularly referred to as "pester power". Tliis segment is also important to retailers as the demographic profile of the customers in this segment changes very ...
Swapna Pradhan, 2006
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Child Development: 6 to 16 Years
The term 'pester power' has been used in this context. The idea behind pester power is that children influence their parents' spending by encouraging them to buy products that they have seen on television and through the media. In 2005, for ...
Penny Tassoni, 2007
10
Wasted: Why Education Isn't Educating
The author referred to this campaign as 'positive manipulation' and remarked that 'positive pester power' has many friends such as the National Schools Partnership and the Children's Food Campaign.“ An article entitled 'Positive side of ...
Frank Furedi, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PESTER POWER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pester power is used in the context of the following news items.
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How a girl cut her hair and inspired a district
Using pester power to create awareness around breast cancer, the Hair For Hope India and PYM event also saw a pink ribbon and pink glove ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
2
Sterling boost for Portugal
Giving in to kids' pester power could account for the overspending as beach extras, water park visits, pedalo rides and ice creams cost them an ... «The Portugal News, Jul 15»
3
Could Australia be hamstrung by earlier WTO country-of-origin ruling?
The pester power that the marketing to children creates really undermines parents' efforts to give their children a healthy diet.” “Clearly the ... «FoodNavigator-Asia.com, Jul 15»
4
Indian companies target children to push green messages ... and …
These initiatives indicate a very different trend to the pester power normally used by advertisers in India to persuade people to consume. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Strong pound cuts resort costs for families
... families had broken their budget during their last summer holiday by an average of £219 – mainly due to giving in to “pester power” from their ... «TTG Digital, Jul 15»
6
Gujarat tourism was pro bono so why is Big B fleecing DD Kisan …
Kisan channel is not a product or service amenable to pester power either, a factor that goes into roping in a celebrity. Children insist on a soft ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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New Zealanders back curb on junk food marketing to children: survey
The pester power that the marketing to children creates really undermines parents' efforts to give their children a healthy diet." The cost of ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
8
Poll shows majority support action on junk food marketing
The pester power that the marketing to children creates really undermines parents' efforts to give their children a healthy diet.” At present, there ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Synod appeal to tackle child commercialisation
Peer pressure, pester power and the need for guidance to handle the external pressures, is ongoing and she welcomed the news that Mothers' ... «Network Norwich, Jul 15»
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Colette Fitzpatrick: Young women shouldn't have to fear walking …
It's easy to say "Just say no", but sometimes pester power or the desire to make sure your child is not left out is overwhelming. I know I'll be ... «Herald, Jul 15»

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