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influence

[in-floo-uhns] / ˈɪn flu əns /




Usage

What are other ways to say influence? Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one's character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one's friends. Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. 

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Carnegie Mellon denies Ms. Canaan’s allegations, including that it is influenced by Qatar, which hosts its Doha campus.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There are statewide and local policies that influence food, nutrition and social determinants of health for individuals,” said Velazquez.

From Los Angeles Times

When I got Bingo, these facts were framed to me as a kind of conspiracy—corporations exerting influence on vets, inducing them to sell ultraprocessed food to pet parents.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is little it can do from outside with military force to determine the regime’s fate, especially without deploying ground troops to influence events inside the country, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It can predict where the genes are, but also what the 'dark genome' is influencing.

From BBC