"pull factor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pull factors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pull factor (plural pull factors)
  1. The lure of another home, country, region, organization, or religion. Wikipedia link: Push and pull factors Coordinate_terms: push factor
    Sense id: en-pull_factor-en-noun-fozGK-MM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2004, Josef A. Mazanec et al., Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure, CABI Publishing (2004), p. 61,\n\"Four [sic] pull factors – 'safety', 'nature/outdoor', 'historical/cultural', 'religious', and 'leisure' – were found to be important contributors in predicting 'cultural value' motivations.\""
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