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influential

adjective
 
 
/ˌɪn.fluˈen.ʃəl/

Definition

C1 having a lot of influence on someone or something: She wanted to work for a bigger and more influential (= powerful) newspaper. Johnson was influential (= important) in persuading the producers to put money into the film.Affecting and influencing
(Definition of influential adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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