I recently used the word 'cajole' in conversations, which went something like the following 'i think Biden helped cajole a few republicans into passing the stimulus bill'.

Merriam-webster lists two definitions, which to me seem substantially different. The first is to persuade with gentle urging in the face of reluctance. However, I see the second definition is to 'deceive with soothing words or false promises'. These seem like two different definitions with very different connotations. The first seems to imply that there could very well be a genuine attempt to compromise and/or convince, and the latter seems like pure perfidy. I am sure you could make a case for either of the two definitions being correct one for the sentence I listed- but putting that aside, I was thinking of the former definition/connotation.

Any ideas on which definition is usually more accepted for the word, or is it just one you have to infer based on the entire context of what is written/being said? or are both definitions actually compatible and I am misinterpreting what the definition/connotation of 'cajole' actually is