1. an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something
Usage: formal

Examples

• The coach’s exhortation to play harder motivated the team.
• Her exhortation to vote was heard by thousands of listeners.
• The minister’s exhortation encouraged the congregation to help the poor.
• Despite his father’s exhortation to study medicine, he chose art instead.
• The principal’s exhortation about school safety was taken seriously.
• The captain’s exhortation rallied the troops before battle.