influential

(ĭn'flū-ĕn'shəl)
adj.
Having or exercising influence.

n.
One that is of considerable importance or influence: sought the advice of policy influentials.

influentially in'flu·en'tial·ly adv.

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adjective

Having or exercising influence: consequential, important, powerful, weighty. See affect/ineffectiveness, important/unimportant, strong/weak.

adj

Definition: effective, powerful
Antonyms: ineffective, ineffectual, insignificant, unimportant, uninfluential, unmoving, weak

IN BRIEF: Powerful.

There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. — William John Bennett, US secretary of education.

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• influencial

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indflydelsesrig, betydningsfuld
n. - en indflydelsesrig person

Nederlands (Dutch)
invloedrijk, gezaghebbend, machtig

Français (French)
adj. - très suivi, très écouté, très remarqué (une étude, une enquête), déterminant (un facteur), influent, qui compte
n. - les gens qui comptent (npl), les gens en place (npl)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - einflussreich
n. - Einfluss

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σημαίνων, ισχυρός, αποφασιστικής επιρροής

Italiano (Italian)
autorevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - influente

Русский (Russian)
влиятельный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - influyente
n. - persona influyente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - inflytelserik

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有影响的, 有势力的, 有影响的人, 有权势的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有影響的, 有勢力的
n. - 有影響的人, 有權勢的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 영향을 미치는, 유력한
n. - 유력

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 影響力のある, 有力な, 影響を及ぼす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בעל השפעה, בעל סמכות‬
n. - ‮אדם בעל השפעה‬

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