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influential

[ in-floo-en-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. having or exerting influence, especially great influence:

    three influential educators.

    Synonyms: important, forceful, consequential



noun

  1. a person who exerts or can exert strong influence:

    according to influentials of the fashion industry.

influential

/ ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl /

adjective

  1. having or exerting influence


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinfluˈentially, adverb

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Other Words From

  • influ·ential·ly adverb
  • nonin·flu·ential adjective
  • nonin·flu·ential·ly adverb
  • over·influ·ential adjective
  • quasi-influ·ential adjective
  • quasi-influ·ential·ly adverb
  • unin·flu·ential adjective
  • unin·flu·ential·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of influential1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Medieval Latin influenti(a) “stellar emanation” ( influence ) + -al 1

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Example Sentences

The influential al Qaeda propagandist, who was born in New Mexico, died in a U.S. drone strike later that year.

With her help, we've gathered the ultimate list of the country's greatest influential bars.

Also this week, he keynoted a fundraiser for Progress Iowa, an influential liberal group in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

A year later Time would name him one of the most influential people in the world.

Much like her character, Esco frequently quotes influential people and launches into potted history lessons.

Governor Endicott, and other influential men in Massachusetts, formed an association against wearing long hair!

One resource so influential that it often shapes the economic pattern of a state is soil.

He studied theology, and became tutor to the sons of influential personages.

The plantation owners also became the influential individuals within the colony—politically, economically and socially.

James Madison, a most profound student of government, is considered as the most influential member of the convention.

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