Definitions for influential
ˌɪn fluˈɛn ʃəlin·flu·en·tial

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. influential(adj)

   having or exercising influence or power

   "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace"

Wiktionary(2.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. influential(Noun)

   A person who has influence

2. influential(Adjective)

   Having or exerting influence.

   John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'influential' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4696

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'influential' in Adjectives Frequency: #648

How to pronounce influential?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of influential in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of influential in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of influential in a Sentence

1. The Foreign Ministry:

   This did not happen even during the Cold War, but today, influential forces in the USA, preoccupied with trying to pressure Russia hard, do not stop at anything...They are trying to fence off Americans from Russians with a visa wall, as we've said before, making trips of our citizens to the USA practically impossible.

2. Pope Francis:

   Soccer must play a socio-cultural role. We reach 1.6 billion people, thanks to the positive emotions that soccer triggers, FIFA is more influential than any country on Earth and any religion. We move masses. We want to use that to create more peace, justice and health in the world.

3. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Clear measurement standards, high-grade operations, specialized products, and more training for entrepreneurs can make impact investing a more influential practice.

4. Julius Schoeps:

   The government must ask itself why the committee lacks some of the more influential German anti-Semitism researchers and why no emphasis was put on including experts from Jewish organizations and committees, this is a unique scandal.

5. Vander Plaats:

   They understand that this base has been very influential in past caucuses.

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