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influence

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Police have unions, for one, and those unions influence the elections of their civilian leadership.

What sets him apart from so many of his contemporaries was his rare immunity from the influence of prevailing ideas.

"He brought Ray Charles to the mix as an influence on rock & roll," E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt once raved.

These women interred the bodies of saints on their own properties and occasionally managed to influence papal politics.

Archrival India has money to throw around, and Iran and Russia are also exerting influence in the region.

After her marriage to Eugène Manet she came under the influence of his famous brother, Édouard.

So intelligent were her methods that she doubtless had great influence in making the memory of his art enduring.

It is probable that Mlle. Mayer came under the influence of Prud'hon as early as 1802, possibly before that time.

The voice is the most potent influence of expression, the winged messenger between soul and soul.

Under the soothing influence of beauty, however, the vicar forgot his woes.

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On this page you'll find 333 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to influence, such as: clout, consequence, control, domination, effect, and force.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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