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

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. influential(adj)

   having or exercising influence or power

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

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)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

How to say influential in sign language?

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. Paulo Pinheiro:

   We need all States to insist time and time again that influential States and the (U.N.) Security Council unconditionally support the political process.

2. 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.

3. Kristin Knutzen:

   It's likely going to make kids and young adults more interested in experimenting with tobacco and marijuana, particularly when they see influential people, such as a rapper they admire, using the product. It's also decreasing the perceived riskiness of using the product.

4. Michael H. Hart:

   My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level.

5. John Thune:

   I do think his voice is influential and I hope it gets balanced out with other voices there.

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