Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc
Someone or something that is influential has a lot of influence over people or events. He had been influential in shaping economic policy. one of the most influential books ever written. having a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behave
having or exercising influence or power; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace"
having or exercising influence or power; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace