The goal is to encourage political leaders to adopt policies and practices that further democracy and enhance civil liberties.

He said Jordan was trying to encourage Iraqi tribal leaders to join the government.

But the rightist policy proved to be a mistake in the long run, the professor said, because it encouraged conservative military leaders.

In the 1960s Salesian missionaries encouraged leaders of the centros to meet and form a new organization.

It could encourage younger leaders in other gulf emirates to play a more constructive role.

Like so many Western visitors before him in the Balkans, the general tried to encourage leaders of different ethnic groups to work together.

I oppose this bill and encourage congressional leaders to listen to the legitimate concerns raised by the many Americans who have spoken out against it.

He also encouraged leaders of the party to redirect their political approach to make it more alluring to middle-class voters and business.

He was suspicious of most politicians from rural areas, so he attempted to encourage and promote new urban leaders.

It had encouraged local civic leaders across the country to set up local committees of industrialists and trade unionists.