Meaning of 働きかけ in Japanese

Definition of 働きかけ

はたらきかけ(hatarakikake) 【働きかけ ·働き掛け】

はたらきかける(hatarakikakeru) 【働き掛ける ·働きかける】

(v1, vt) to work on someone; to influence; to appeal to; to begin to work
彼の気持ちを変えさせるよう、彼に働きかけねばならない。
He must be worked upon so that his feeling may be made to change.