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influential

[in-floo-en-shuhl]

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adjective

having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators.

noun

a person who exerts or can exert strong influence: according to influentials of the fashion industry.

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Origin:
1560–70; < Medieval Latin influenti(a) stellar emanation (see influence) + -al¹

Related forms

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

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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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Synonyms
1. consequential, forceful, important.

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The problematic data appear in two papers about ways to manipulate human cells that were published in highly influential journals.

American think-tanks are more influential than those in other countries.

Schroeder points to two debates that were particularly influential.

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The problematic data appear in two papers about ways to manipulate human cells that were published in highly influential journals.

American think-tanks are more influential than those in other countries.

Schroeder points to two debates that were particularly influential.

How a parent presents to a child is much more influential than what a parent presents.

But two decades later, the record's defiant atmospherics and tremolo experimentation have become more influential than ever.

In fact, the alumni boards of many universities have become especially influential.

Genetics are not deterministic, it is completely true, but they are influential.

Of course that's what made their ideas so great and influential.

More influential is whether students anticipate that they'll be satisfied.

Influential think tanks are a rather dysfunctional invention.

But there are ways to dim our influential lights, the scientists say.

Cognition, the journal that published the influential paper, will retract it.

Even better, set up an advisory council stuffed with influential foreigners.

He mentioned how influential the magazine had been for him personally.

He had upset the rich and influential by ordering the demolition of some of their illegal buildings.

While it was not a strictly medical text, it is clear that it was both popular and influential.

There should be no protection for liars who feel their reputation has been damaged, nomatter how influential they may be.

Since taking the helm of the influential nonprofit.

Dramatic visuals and absorbing narratives in biographies of influential figures.

The influential decadal survey champions the pursuit of potentially habitable.

And there's a good reason why, says the chairman of an influential think tank:.

His influential work appears in books, magazines, and exhibitions around the world.

Just how influential the boss is on an employee's self-image might.

Crane-man's advices are influential and can be used in our everyday life.

Linux has come a long way in the past year and is gaining many fans in influential places as companies scramble to cut costs.

The type of composting technology or method you use may be more influential than the type of items in the compost heap.

Perhaps as online education continues to grow, such extension programs will become more powerful and influential.

The catch is that the predictions may be thwarted if influential people learn about them and consequently change their behavior.

Common sense should dictate that higher education would be a highly desirable place to hold an influential position.

They did eventually relent after a protest by an influential donor and sent out an announcement.

But the faculty and staff unions that opposed the measures were also influential.

He wrote celebrated popular books and influential scientific papers and people respected him for doing both.

He was able to remain influential by virtue of speaking to young minds who didn't know any better.

It is a dialogue between two influential evolutionary psychologists.

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World English Dictionary

influential (ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl)

—*adj*
	having or exerting influence

influ'entially

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

influential

"powerful," 1734; see influence.

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