Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hearts and minds

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: heart-s and -minds
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

People's private feelings and emotions, now especially those of a local population towards an invading or occupying military force.

Example Sentences

"As experienced political officers, Sir William Macnaghten and Sir Alexander Burnes should have been aware of what was going on in Afghan hearts and minds, but relations between the two men had become badly strained."
"apart from road patrols they worked with the infantry and SAS, patrolled rivers in canoes, and carried out 'hearts & minds' programmes in the villages."
"Unlike in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, in Yemen they are trying to implement sharia by winning over the hearts and minds of the people."
"In defense of moderation, he proposed simply stomping out religious radicals. (In American terms: shock and awe, rather than hearts and minds.)"

Etymology

From the idea that one needs to persuade people, that is, to win their hearts and change their minds.

Questions

What does hearts and minds mean?: People's private feelings and emotions, now especially those of a local population towards an invading or occupying military force.
Where does hearts and minds come from?: From the idea that one needs to persuade people, that is, to win their hearts and change their minds.

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