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

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

1. influentialadjective

   having or exercising influence or power

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

Wiktionary(2.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. influentialnoun

   A person who has influence

2. influentialadjective

   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

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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. Francis Bottini:

   Obviously there are some very influential people on the board who we've sued, we think the focus really should be on them because they do bear a liability for this.

2. Ylva Almquist:

   Many would perhaps think of high-status kids as those who were highly visible and influential -- hanging out in the smoking area during breaks and partying during the weekends. That is another type of popularity, which is sometimes referred to as perceived popularity.

3. Atta Mohammad Noor:

   All that matters is the people of Afghanistan, the Afghan nation, and their interests. That's more important, and also those elders, influential figures in the country, all important, and everyone, including the Afghan government, may have no other choice but to accept that.

4. Mohamed Al-Habib:

   Salafi are influential because they focus on the youth, and society, political Islam's leaders are divided, fragmented and hold little influence politically.

5. Theda Skocpol:

   The parties are going to be competing for the doctor vote, it will probably help them to be influential.

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