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in·flu·en·tial

influential

 
 
pronunciation:
In flu en shl
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part of speech: adjective
definition: If someone is influential, they have power to affect how other people think or how they act. When you are very little, your parents or other caregivers are the most influential people in your life, but when you get older, your teachers and your friends start to become very influential too.
Mr. Johnson is an influential business owner in town. If he decides to do something, many other businesses will do it too.
synonyms:
effective, powerful
similar words:
forceful, important, strong
derivation: influentially (adv.)
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