0 the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this:
1 to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks:
2 to cause someone to change a behavior, belief, or opinion, or to cause something to be changed:
3 the power to have an effect on people or things, or someone or something having such power:
4 the ability to have an effect on people or events:
exert/have/exercise (an) influence He is close enough to the President to exert influence.
(an) influence on sth Bloggers are expanding their influence on American politics.
(an) influence over sth Consumer groups act as champions and have critical influence over industry.
considerable/profound/growing influence He called on the industry to use its considerable influence to help resolve the situation.
5 a person or thing that is able to have an effect on other people or on events:
International influences in the form of technology, systems and capital have historically been a feature of industrialization and economic growth.
be an influence on sb/sth She has been a big influence on me in my career.
considerable/great/major influence
6 to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks:
My grandmother had a strong influence on my early childhood.
We live in an increasingly secular society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives.
His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.
The country's great influence in the world is disproportionate to its relatively small size.
Some people believe your biorhythms can influence your moods and behaviour.
She had her own style and was not influenced by the vagaries of fashion.
People's voting habits are influenced by political, social and economic factors.
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