The phrase "a certain persuasion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific belief, opinion, or ideology that someone holds.
Example: "The speaker was known for advocating policies that appealed to a certain persuasion of the audience."
Alternatives: "a particular belief" or "a specific ideology".
From the aesthetic frills worn to the so-called "molly" clubs in 19th-century London, through the flamboyant silken bathrobe of the playwright and composer Noël Coward to the lilac jacket of the British aesthete Bunny Roger and Liberace's flamboyant folderals, men of a certain persuasion dressed to suit.
He said: "I think the people of Steart have more to gain from the development of conservation areas, it will make the houses more attractive to people of a certain persuasion and that will hopefully promote viability of the community".
(Next month, Manifold Press will release A Certain Persuasion: Modern LGBTQ+ Fiction Inspired by Jane Austen's Novels).
I listened as Tony Kornheiser spoke to Bill Simmons about, among other things, how he believes columnists are born of a certain persuasion and others simply can't be trained; I saw that the most on-demand soft skills are topics I obsess over on a regular basis; and I read an argument from a George Mason University professor in defense of liberal arts majors.
It is obviously controlled by a management of a certain political persuasion.
If you're of a certain political persuasion, there is not too much to be hopeful about at the minute.
If you're of a certain Christian persuasion that believes the United States is God's providential actor on earth, crowned as history's savour, the call to fall isn't insensible.
There could be other occasions to vote in the next few months and it would suit those of a certain political persuasion if those votes took place when lots of people are off on their travels, mixing with wicked foreigners far from polling booths.
"You knew that in certain cases over the years like George Steinbrenner there was always a certain amount of persuasion going on," she said, referring to the principal owner of the Yankees, who had conspired to make illegal donations to President Nixon and was pardoned by President Reagan in his final days in office.
His most recent infraction had, regrettably, involved a certain degree of forcible persuasion, which was why he'd been locked up here amongst the violent offenders.
If you hear something in the background, it's probably denim-clad gentlemen of a certain age and "PLAY CLASSICS" persuasion, clutching at the furniture in order to keep themselves upright.
