influence
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈɪnfluəns/
:
influencia
- To be sure, Saudi Arabia and OPEC will maintain some influence over oil prices in the future.
- exert influence
- a positive influence
- a negative influence
Because that can have an influence on their life, right?
- Because that can have an influence on their life, right?
- So it's scary how much influence that can have.
- Just as Edith Wharton says, their influence may come from their rarity.
- So it has no influence on your self esteem.
- In terms of intellect and influence, Dubois had few rivals.
- The Klan was able to have an influence on on the the the election.
- Everything starts with that, but there's no influence without connection.
- You felt his influence, you felt his mindset.
Examples
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Through my influence she was able to get a position of trust on the staff.
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On Aggression had a huge influence on people's thinking at the time.
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Because that can have an influence on their life, right?
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And as a user, you have no influence here at all.
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You do have that influence in those early years.
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Teachers also enjoy a certain amount of influence over their students even when they are apart.
Academic text (2011) -
Under the healing influence of his daughter, the King had begun to see many things in a different light.
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As such, she's the single biggest influence on my life by far.
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The tobacco industry appears to have had significant influence on Navy tobacco control efforts.
Academic text (2011) -
Teachers also enjoy a certain amount of influence over their students even when they are apart.
Synonyms
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3.1
A strong effect on people, places, or things
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4.2
Power that someone has over other people
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5.2
Power to influence people or events to get a better result
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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6.8
A region where a foreign country has strong political or economic control without formal rule
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6.2
The area where a person or group can affect decisions even without official power
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8.8
A person who uses their contacts to get money or favors for others, often in dishonest ways
- Literature
A harmful power that leads people to do wrong for someone's personal gain
How Influential
Surface Forms
Etymology
Influence comes from Latin parts in- and fluere, where fluere means 'to flow'. Think of ideas, habits, or power 'flowing into' a person or situation, which is why influence means the power to affect how people or things change.