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| affect1 |
to influence, cause a change in, or have an impact on. [1/4 definitions] |
| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. [1/2 definitions] |
| anticlerical |
opposed to the influence of the clergy or church in public affairs, esp. politics. |
| aristocracy |
a high-ranking social class, having special privileges and influence and usu. determined by heredity. [1/5 definitions] |
| astrology |
the study of the positions of the heavenly bodies in relation to each other with the aim of predicting their influence on human affairs. |
| automatic |
acting by itself without outside power or influence. [1/4 definitions] |
| balm |
any soothing, healing, restorative influence. [1/4 definitions] |
| bias |
to influence or prejudice (someone). [1/8 definitions] |
| big |
important or of great influence or concern. [1/7 definitions] |
| bribe |
to influence, induce, or corrupt by means of bribery. [1/4 definitions] |
| carry |
to influence strongly. [1/16 definitions] |
| carry weight |
to have influence, importance, or authority. |
| central |
being the main point of contact and dominant influence for all parts of a system or organization. [1/4 definitions] |
| charisma |
an unusual ability to influence people and arouse devotion. [1/2 definitions] |
| charm |
to influence by personal attractiveness or pleasing manners. [1/11 definitions] |
| cheat |
to defraud, often in order to obtain property or influence; swindle. [1/11 definitions] |
| Church Fathers |
the ecclesiastical authorities of the early Christian church, whose writings had an authoritative influence on the formation of Christian doctrine. |
| civil disobedience |
the intentional, nonviolent refusal to comply with a government law or requirement, in order to try to influence the government to change some law, policy, or the like. |
| clamor |
to force or influence by clamoring. [1/6 definitions] |
| clericalism |
the power or influence of religious leaders in government or politics. [1/2 definitions] |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. [1/3 definitions] |
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