Her tone — not hectoring, complaining, or pleading, but matter of fact — did not ruffle any feathers.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/g20-and-the-ukraine-war-8556905/

Most of the world has stayed out of the Russian-Ukraine conflict, dismissing U.S. hectoring about the “rules-based international order” as hypocrisy.

Source: http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2023/04/20-years-after-catastrophe-in-iraq-war.html

Most Western governments, even when they’re hectoring Bangkok on its human rights abuses, tend to agree with Thaksin: the problem isn’t the law, only its application.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/lese-majeste-abolition-push-is-gaining-ground-in-thailand/