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influential

/ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/

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What does influential mean?

adjective

  1. Having or exerting influence.

noun

  1. A person who has influence

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/

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There were a few influential men who desired still to live in peace, and who were willing to make another treaty.
Charles A. EastmanIndian Heroes and Great ChieftainsProject Gutenberg ebook #336
The authors were, as a rule, scholars in the prime of life, holding influential positions in the universities and public schools.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
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The characteristic fact throughout her career was that she wished to appear to be some one wealthier, more influential than she was.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
You have found in him an influential and kind friend, who will be kinder yet, I venture to predict, if you deserve it.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766
For a woman to hypnotize a snake, denotes your rights will be assailed, but you will be protected by law and influential friends.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926