insistence
noun
[ ɪnˈsɪst(ə)ns ]
• the fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done.
• "Alison's insistence on doing the washing-up straight after the meal"
Similar:
demand,
bidding,
command,
dictate,
instruction,
requirement,
request,
entreaty,
urging,
exhortation,
importuning,
say-so,
arm-twisting,
behest,
hest,
assertion,
declaration,
contention,
statement,
claim,
proclamation,
announcement,
pronouncement,
assurance,
attestation,
affirmation,
avowal,
averment,
profession,
swearing,
emphasis,
stress,
maintenance,
asseveration,
