influential

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influential - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Influential \In`flu*en"tial\ ([i^]n`fl[-u]*[e^]n"shal), a. [See
     Influence.]
     Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent;
     efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or
     ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A very influential Gascon prefix.        --Earle.
     [1913 Webster]

influential - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  influential
      adj 1: having or exercising influence or power; "an influential
             newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace" [ant:
             uninfluential]

influential - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "influential":
     absolute, ascendant, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized,
     autocratic, charismatic, charming, clothed with authority,
     commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, controlling,
     dominant, duly constituted, effective, effectual, efficacious,
     eminent, empowered, enchanting, estimable, ex officio, forceful,
     governing, great, guiding, hegemonic, hegemonistic, imperative,
     important, instrumental, leading, magnetic, mighty, momentous,
     monocratic, official, personable, persuasive, potent, powerful,
     predominant, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, puissant, ranking,
     reputable, ruling, senior, significant, strong, suasive,
     substantial, superior, supreme, telling, totalitarian, weighty,
     winning