01 a. Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, …
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Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc.“A very influential Gascon prefix.” — Earle.