Capacity to direct or influence the behaviour of others; personal or social influence.
| 单词 | θ165550 |
| 释义 | society > authority > power > influence > [noun] (99) powerc1300 Capacity to direct or influence the behaviour of others; personal or social influence. authorityc1405 Power to influence the conduct and actions of others; personal or practical influence. voice1433 Originally: the right or privilege of speaking or voting in a legislative assembly. More generally: the right or privilege of exercising control… swaya1510 Prevailing, overpowering, or controlling influence. gravity1534 Weight, influence, authority. Obsolete. force1582 Of things (in non-material or moral relations): Power to influence, affect, or control (esp. men in their actions, sentiments, etc.). to have force (t… bias1587 That which sways or influences a person in their actions, perceptions, etc.; a controlling or directing influence. Now rare or merged in sense A. 3c. interest1600 Influence due to personal connection; power of influencing the action of others; personal influence with (†in) a person or body of persons. to mak… prevalence1612 Effective force or power; influence, weight; efficacy; persuasiveness. Obsolete. prevailance1631 Efficacy, influence; = prevalence, n. 2. Now rare. pondus1638 A weight. Now chiefly figurative: a power to influence or bias, a moral force. prevailancya1649 = prevailency, n. prevailency1650 Formerly: †power, influence; = prevalence, n. 2 (obsolete). In later use: the quality of being widespread or common, pervasiveness; = prevalence, n.… influence1652 The capacity or faculty of producing effects by insensible or invisible means, without the employment of material force, or the exercise of formal… prevalency1652 Prevailing or effective power or influence; weight, persuasiveness; = prevalence, n. 2. Now rare. weight1710 Influence or authority (of a person) due to character or ability, position, office, wealth, or the like. Frequently in phrases of weight, of (grea… prevailingness1757 prevalency; power to prevail or overcome. holding1770 That which holds or lays hold; an attachment; a means of laying hold or influencing. mojo1923 Magical power, voodoo, the art of casting spells; a charm or talisman used in casting such spells. More generally, esp. in recent use: a power… clout1958 Personal or private influence; power of effective action, weight (esp. in political contexts). slang (originally U.S.). muscle1965 colloquial. With modifying word: power or influence in a particular sphere, esp. business or politics. Subcategories:— the exercise of (4) — action or fact of influencing (10) — paramount influence (6) — controlling or prevailing influence of something (4) — decisive influence (2) — political influence (1) — excessive influence (2) — mysterious or secret influence (2) — influence which can be used to one's advantage (2) — influence with a person in authority (1) — sphere of influence (7) — one who or that which influences (37) |
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